hello, I just resubscribed to this list hoping to get some info on the MIR fire . How serious is this, how will it affect future MIR-Shuttle missions. Is this the beginning of the end for MIR? I can imagine these questions have been raised here already so to avoid repetition and flames please e-mail me privately if this is old news on the mailing list. thanks Dale -- Dale Ireland astronomy web site http://www.drdale.com Comets, Eclipses, Satellites, Fabrications