News
Znamya news from several online sources (includes general Mir news)

7 April, ABC: Two Russian cosmonauts successfully docked on Mir
6 April, BBC: Successful docking for Mir
5 April, Xinhua: Crew sent to Mir station
4 April, ABC: Cosmonauts en route to resuscitate Mir
1 April, BBC: Return to Mir
17 March, Itar-Tass: Actor not to fly on space mission
17 March, Itar-Tass: Space flight to Mir station postponed from April 3 to 4
16 March, BBC: Mir actor remains grounded
9 March, The Hindu: Russia may sell Mir to China
8 March, A&G: The Chinese government is studying the possibility of buying...Mir...
6 March, Itar-Tass: No proposals to train a tourist for space flight yet
21 February, BBC: Mir movie set for lift-off
19 February, AP: Mir space station lease signed
18 February, Reuters: Space odyssey coming true
17 February, BBC: Mir to be turned into hotel
3 February, BBC: Cargo ship docks with Mir
14 January, Itar-Tass: US investor to turn Mir station into hotel
12 January, Itar-Tass: Golden Apple to finance Russian manned mission to Mir
12 January, Itar-Tass: Russian manned mission to Mir scheduled for March 30
12 January, Xinhua: Russia to Send Crew to Mir Station
12 January, Itar-Tass: Progress cargo spacecraft to be sent to Mir late January
11 January, The Telegraph: American firm 'may save Mir'
11 January, Itar-Tass: Russian Cosmonauts Training Centre celebrates jubilee
11 January, Itar-Tass: Space expedition may soon be sent to Mir

1999
7 December, Itar-Tass: Mir tested for controllability
3 December, Cybersciences: Un aimant géant pour sauver Mir
29 November, Itar-Tass: Y2K problem not to affect Mir flight - Russian specialists
7 October, Itar-Tass: Russia trains two fresh crews to be sent to Mir
31 August, AP: Cosmonauts warn of possible Mir accident
30 August, Itar-Tass: Service life of Mir skylab could be extended, opinion of Energia president
28 August, Die Welt: Die letzte Crew verlässt heute die „Mir"
27 August, AP: Mir Crew Prepares To Head Home
27 August, Itar-Tass: Escape capsule successfully undocks from Mir
27 August, Itar-Tass: 22,000 studies, experiments in Mir history
27 August, Xinhua: Russia Mir Space Station Set to Go Unmanned Friday
27 August, Reuters: Mir Crew Sadly Wrap Up Russian Space Mission
26 August, BBC: Cosmonauts ready to leave Mir
25 August, AP: Americans Will Miss Mir
25 August, AP: Steps in the planned descent of Russia's Mir space station
25 August, AP: Key Statistics About Mir
25 August, AP: Russia's cosmic future clouds as Mir's demise caps Soviet space era
24 August, Itar-Tass: Mir crew to land on August 28
22 August, Itar-Tass: Mir crew fulfilled mission programme -- commander
21 August, AFP: Mir: "beaucoup de travail" avant le retour le 28 août
28 July, Itar-Tass: Russian cosmonauts return to Mir after last spacewalk
26 July, AP: Columbia, Mir crews have orbital chat
23 July, BBC: Mir problems mount for Russians
23 July, AP: Experiment Outside Mir Blocked
23 July, Xinhua: Mir Cosmonauts Fail to Unfold Antenna
23 July, Reuters: Mir Crew Spacewalk Fails To Deploy Antenna
23 July, Itar-Tass: Russian cosmonauts end spacewalk
23 July, Itar-Tass: Russian cosmonaut makes record of flight duration (2)
23 July, Itar-Tass: Mir crew members continue spacewalk
23 July, Itar-Tass: Russian cosmonaut makes record of flight duration
23 July, CNN: Mir crew searches for pressure leak
21 July, Xinhua: Russia Wants to Scrap Mir, Focus on ISS
18 July, BBC: Successful docking for Mir mission
14 July, Itar-Tass: Kazakhstan lifts Baikonur ban from Thursday
14 July, Itar-Tass: Kazakhstan wants to keep Baikonur and space power status
13 July, BBC: Crash warning over Mir
13 July, BBC: Kazakhs demand money to save Mir
13 July, Itar-Tass: Everything is quiet on Mir board -- spokesman
11 July, AP: Mir Must Be Set for Unmanned Flight
11 July, Itar-Tass: Launch of cargo tug to Mir not permitted-Kazakh deputy PM
11 July, Reuters: Cause Of Pressure Drop Aboard Mir May Be Found
9 July, Itar-Tass: Kazakh space launch ban may jeopardize Mir station
17 June, BBC: New Mir mission announced
10 June, BBC: Mir's fate in Yeltsin's hands
1 June, CNN: Mir crew to abandon spacecraft in August
1 June, Itar-Tass: Mir to work in automatic regime since mid-August
21 May, Swiss Radio International: Yeltsin snubs US by extending life of Mir space station
26 April, BBC: Mir will stay in space
23 April, BBC: Orbit boost signals Mir lifeline
10 April, Itar-Tass: Mir crewmen to test patching technology in Friday sortie
9 April, Itar-Tass: Mir's Russian-French crew handling experiments
9 April, Itar-Tass: Russia Sets [International] Space Station Date
8 April, Itar-Tass: Mir may extend orbital life if financed - cosmonaut
7 April, Besok.com: Des reflets dans le ciel
4 April, CBC Newsworld: Mir space station resupplied
28 February, BBC: Mir visitors return to Earth
21 February, Indian Express: Three crew blast off for Mir space station
20 February, Itar-Tass: Russian-French-Slovak Crew Blasts off to Mir
20 February, Itar-Tass: Mir crew to handle quail experiment among 100 others
19 February, Itar-Tass: 16,500 scientific experiments made on board the Mir
15 February, Itar-Tass: Mir's fate in doubt as search for sponsors continues
12 February, Itar-Tass: Late August likely to end Mir
12 February, Wired News: Mir's Demise May Be Near
12 February, AP: Mir's next commander prepares to be its last
6 February, The Telegraph: Russia's hope for a silvery moon sinks in the Pacific
5 February, CBS: Mirror, Mirror, Lost In Space
5 February, AP: Mir's Mirror Experiment Called Off
5 February, Québec Sciences: Un échec cuisant pour Znamya
5 February, Xinhua: Russia Abandons Space Mirror Experiment
5 February, Itar-Tass: Space ferry falls in South Pacific
5 February, BBC: Znamya - what went wrong?
5 February, Itar-Tass: Karaganda residents saddened as space sun beam catching fails
5 February, La Repubblica: Mir, ancora un fallimento - l'"altra luna" non si accende
5 February, The Times: Reflecting on Russia's darker side
5 February, The Telegraph: Russia said let there be light, and there wasn't . . .
5 February, dpa: Sonnenexperiment vorerst gescheitert
5 February, The Herald: Russian scientists reflect as space mirror mission fails to cast new light
5 February, Bild: "Russen-Mond" floppte
5 February, Business Week: Mir's Light Show from Space: Can It Chase Away Winter Darkness?
4 February, CBC Newsworld talk tv: Mirror Mirror up in Space
4 February, BBC: Znamya falls to Earth
4 February, MSNBC: Mir’s space mirror gets snagged
4 February, Reuters: Mir's Mirror a No-Go
4 February, CBC Newsworld: Russian space mirror fizzles
4 February, Sky & Telescope: Znamya Deployment Fails; Test Delayed
4 February, News-Window.ch: Experiment bisher nicht gelungen
4 February, BBC: Russia's broken mirror
4 February, CBS: No Reflections From Space
4 February, CNN: Russia's space mirror test called off after glitch
4 February, Xinhua: Russian Space Mirror Fails to Unfold
4 February, BBC: Znamya is going nowhere
4 February, BBC: Space mirror fails to open
4 February, VG: Mislykket speil-eksperiment
4 February, ITN: Light from space - it's all done with mirrors
4 February, Itar-Tass: Space mirror fails to unfold
4 February, New York Daily News: Mirrors, Not Moon, Mir's Bright Idea
4 February, Boston Globe: Mir mission: to boldly glow...
4 February, The Times: Earth under the spotlight from space
4 February, Reuters: Russians Start Space Test To Light Up Dark Earth
4 Ferbruary, The Globe and Mail: SUNLIGHT AT NIGHT
4 February, Der Tagesspiegel: Damit die Sonne länger scheint
4 February, Tagblatt: Künstlicher Mond soll Erde erhellen
4 February, Tages Anzeiger: Blitz aus dem Weltall
4 February, Bild: Heute lassen die Russen den 2. Mond leuchten
4 February, Berliner Kurier: Sonnen-Scheinwerfer aus dem All soll Polargebiete erhellen
4 February, BBC: Space mirror to light up the world
3 February, PRNewswire: Space Mirror Hailed as Energy Breakthrough
3 February, Xinhua: UK Voices Concerns about Russia's Space Mirror Test
3 February, Kieler Nachricten: Russen lassen Sonne länger sheinen
3 February, CNN: Mirror, mirror in the sky
3 February, Québec Sciences: Jeudi soir, une nouvelle lune traversera peut­être notre ciel
3 February, Rhein Zeitung: Ein Spiegel gegen die Polarnacht
3 February, dpa: Russen wollen Sonne länger scheinen lassen
3 February, AP: Mir's 'Mirror' to Shine on Cities
3 February, Reuters: Mir's Hope: Shed Light on Earth
3 February, BBC: Space mirror to sparkle over world
3 February, National Post: Giant Russian space mirror to illuminate Canadian skies
3 February, Itar-Tass: Cosmonauts to sun beam Kazakhstan, Russia, France, Canada
3 February, Le Monde: Bruxelles ne s'émeut pas des lumières russes
3 February, Le Monde: Trois questions à… Johannes Andersen
3 February, Le Monde: Les Russes s'apprêtent à nous faire vivre la nuit des deux lunes
2 February, Nautilus Web Magazine: L'abat-jour in orbita
1 February, AFP: Le 4 février, une "voile solaire" éclairera la terre depuis l'espace
1 February, AP: Konstgjord ``måne'' på rymdstationen Mir
1 February, AP: Mir va éclairer l'Europe avec un ``miroir spatial''
1 February, AP: Mir Crew Hopes to Light Earth
1 February, Itar-Tass: Russian cosmonauts to catch sun beams to illuminate Earth
31 January, The Independent: Russia's man-made sun begins to shine
30 January, The Globe And Mail: Space mirror
29 January, Itar-Tass: Another experiment to be conducted at Mir station
22 January, Reuters: Mir to Unfold Giant Space Mirror to Reflect Sun
21 January, Reuters: Mir desplegará espejo espacial para reflejar la luz del Sol
21 January, NandoNet: Mir to unfold giant space mirror that will reflect sun
21 January, ABCNews.com: Space Mirror Will Brighten Sky

1998
5 November, ABCNews.com: Bright Lights, Dark Cities
2 November, The Toronto Star: From Russia with love: Space sunshine
1 November, Dolomiten: Werbung aus dem All - Dieser Satellit strahlt Firmenlogos aus
1 November, eos: Russen doen aanval op de nacht
31 October, Los Angeles Times: Experimental Orbiting Mirror Reflects Russian's Ingenuity
28 October, Bild: Raumstation «Mir» soll die Nächte heller machen
27 October, Energia: Cosmonauts Test Safety Maneuver in Preparation For Znamya Deployment
27 October, Itar-Tass: Ferry automatically docks with Mir orbital station
27 October, AP: Versorgungskapsel dockt an «Mir» an
26 October, Irish News: Intergalactic mirror will light up Russia
26 October, Reuters: Mir station will look like moon in new experiment
26 October, Itar-Tass: Progress M-40 to dock with Mir station on Tuesday
25 October, TELEPOLIS: Ein künstlicher Mond und ein neuer Antrieb
25 October, BBC: Space mirror could warm Earth
25 October, BBC: Cargo mission to Mir
25 October. The Indian Express: Russia to test space mirror
25 October, AP: Russian Ship Blasts Off With Mirror
25 October, CNN: Cargo ship blasts off for Mir
24 October, Itar-Tass: Russians to send supply ship to Mir
23 October, MSNBC: A mirror in orbit?
23 October, Augusta Chronicle: Russia plans 'space mirror' experiment
23 October, ABCNews.com: The mirror in the sky
23 October, Wired News: Moscow Said: Let There Be Light
23 October, CNN: Russia plans 'space mirror' for lighting dark cities
23 October, FoxNews: Russia plans `space mirror' experiment to light cities from orbit
25 September, Astronautique: Une étoile de plus - Znamya 2.5 -
14 September, pte: Satellit ist heller als der Mond
1 September, Sciences et Avenir: La nuit blanche de Znamya
20 August, Daily Telegraph: Cash crisis delays Russian plan to put mirror in orbit
19 August, AltNews: New Moon Rises Over the Northern Skies
13 August, Le Journal Electron: Une lune artificielle à l'horizon
30 July, Weltwoche: Spiegel im All, um die Erde künstlich zu beleuchten
28 July, dpa: Experiment mit großem Weltraum-Spiegel verschoben
27 July, expressnews.com: Russian company wants to orbit artificial moons as light source '
25 July, Berliner Morgenpost: Geldnot: Rußland gibt künstlichen Mond auf
25 July, News-Journal Online: Russian plan to light cities from space foiled by money shortage
24 July, Gazet van Antwerpen: Russische ruimtespiegel gaat Brussel verlichten
24 July, Aftonbladet: Pengabrist stoppar försök lysa upp Ryssland med rymdspegel
24 July, Rheinische Post: Rußland stoppt Projekt "Künstlicher Mond"
24 July, Space Views: Russia Shelves Plans for "Space Mirror" Test
24 July, Las Vegas Sun: Russia Space Light Plan Postponed
24 July, HoustonChronicle.com: Russian plan to light cities from space foiled by money shortage
24 July, EXN.ca: Space mirrors may light up Arctic Sky
23 July, Õhtuleht: Venelased teevad uue Kuu
23 July, Bild: Neuer Spiegelmond soll Licht nach Sibirien bringen
23 July, Berliner Morgenpost: Russen lassen neuen Mond aufgehen
22 July, Bloomberg: Russia Plans Space Mirror 10 Times as Bright as a Full Moon
22 July, BBC: Abolishing the northern night
22 July, BBC Wild Life: When night becomes day
22 July, Québec Science: Lancement d'une lune artificielle
22 July, Edmonton Journal: Let there be light
22 July, Ottawa Citizen: Space mirror turns night into day
22 July, Montreal Gazette: New 'moon' to light up Quebec sky
22 July, Daily Telegraph: Russians launch new moon to help them see the light
20 July, New Scientist: Blinded by the light
14 June, Sunday Times: Space mirrors to lighten our darkness
5 June, Astronautique: Nuisances lumineuses ? Non, lumière !

Editorials

8 February 1999, The Hindu: Try again (Russian Space Mission)
3 February 1999, Le Monde: Les Russes s'apprêtent à nous faire vivre la nuit des deux lunes
24 July 1998, Montreal Gazette: By streetlight's red glare*
24 July 1998, Montreal Gazette: Not a bright idea*

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