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Space Crash
In June 1997 a resupply vessel crashed into the Mir space station. It was the worst collision in the history of space flight. Michael Foale was one of the astronauts on board.
Michael Foale was on board the Mir space station when a resupply vessel crashed into it in June 1997. It was worst collision in the history of space flight and it sent Mir spinning out of control. Michael was one of the three astronauts on board who had to try to repair the damage and get the space station back on course.
Photo: Mir Space Station. Credit: Getty Images.
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