On this day in space! Oct. 6, 1992: US and Russia sign human spaceflight agreement for joint missions to Mir space station
Cosmonauts drank cognac on the Mir space station in 1997, hours after a flash fire caused by a collision with an unpiloted supply vehicle nearly forced an emergency evacuation. NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger declined a drink
A short eyewitness account by British-American NASA Astronaut Michael Foale who was one of the three astronauts who were onboard the Mir space station when a re-supply vessel collided with it in 1997.
35 Years Ago: Launch of Mir Space Station's First Module