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It was only  supposed to be a month long and it operated much longer than that.  And, we're going  to analyse this tremendous amount of photos, data, imagery for years to come, I'm  sure.'\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Alan Ladwig, NASA\u003cbr/\u003eWhile much of the scientific community, as well as the public, was focusing its  attention on the pictures from Mars, another high stakes drama was being played out in  space.\u003cbr/\u003eThis one involved the Russian MIR space station.\u003cbr/\u003eAn attempt to dock with an unmanned re-supply vessel failed, causing damage to  power panels attached to the craft.\u003cbr/\u003eThere was also a tiny puncture to the skin of MIR, causing a rapid loss of oxygen in one  section of the space station.  \u003cbr/\u003eAmerican astronaut Jerry Linenger was forced to abandon that section of the spacecraft  leaving behind his toothbrush, experiments and other equipment.\u003cbr/\u003eOver the course of the next several weeks, a U-S rescue mission was prepared to help  in the stabilization of MIR.\u003cbr/\u003eThe mission to the spacecraft was a success and American astronauts continue to live  aboard the Russian spacecraft, despite occasional computer glitches and power surges  on board the ten year old space station.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile the mission to MIR was perhaps the most dramatic Shuttle assignment of 1997,  NASA's reusable space craft was sent on several other assignments.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We had eight missions in 1997 - which is the level that we'd like to be at to keep the  system most efficient.  We had three different mission to MIR where we linked up with  the Russian space station MIR and exchanged crews there.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Alan Ladwig, NASA\u003cbr/\u003eU-S astronauts stationed on MIR see the co-operative efforts as a success. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the main module we use for scientific investigations we use on MIR.  As you  can see it's coming together quite nicely.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  David Wolf, Astronaut\u003cbr/\u003eAnd the Space shuttle also performed above expectations.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We had a couple of micro gravity missions and we had a Hubble servicing mission  where we were able to go up to the Hubble telescope and replace instruments and  exchange instruments on that to make it more efficient and more productive.\u003cbr/\u003eSo, in terms of launches, it was a great year for the Shuttle.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Alan Ladwig, NASA\u003cbr/\u003eThe mission to M-I-R also provided the foundation for NASA's projects in 1998 as a  global effort is mounted for construction of the International Space Station.\u003cbr/\u003eBut, before the parts are sent into space, NASA will launch a moon mapping satellite in  January and a rain forest environmental satellite in February.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the meantime, another American astronaut will take the place of David Wolf on the  Russian space craft MIR.\u003cbr/\u003eWolf delivered a New Year's message of international cooperation from 100 miles out in  space.  \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Soon, we'll begin building the international space station.  This will require an  unprecedented level of peacetime cooperation between many countries in our world.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: David Wolf, Astronaut\u003cbr/\u003eOn Earth and in space, 1998 looks like another busy year for NASA.\u003cbr/\u003eThe agency is preparing both scientific, international and financial partnerships for the  future.\u003cbr/\u003ePerhaps the most important part of 1998 will be that NASA, itself, will mark 40 years of  science and rocketry ... from the first sub-orbital flights of the Mercury space capsules,  to lunar landings, and now global partnerships to populate a space station in space.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington D-C, U-S 29 December 1997 and Cape Canaveral 2 December and 3  September 1997 and file\u003cbr/\u003eNASA TV - Cape Canaveral - 3 September 1997\u003cbr/\u003e1.  Medium shot of Shuttle Atlantis engines firing for lift off\u003cbr/\u003e2.  Wide shot of Shuttle Atlantis blasting off\u003cbr/\u003e3.  Wide shot of sunset from Shuttle Atlantis\u003cbr/\u003eNASA TV - 9 July 1997\u003cbr/\u003e4.  Panoramic view of Mars surface from Pathfinder\u003cbr/\u003e5.  Medium wide shot of Rover vehicle on Martian surface (black and white)\u003cbr/\u003e6.  Pathfinder ground crew applauding success\u003cbr/\u003e7.  Pathfinder camera showing Martian surface and Rover \u003cbr/\u003eAPTV - Washington D-C - 29 December 1997\u003cbr/\u003e8.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Ladwig, NASA\u003cbr/\u003eNASA TV - M-I-R Spacecraft - 18 July 1997\u003cbr/\u003e9.  M-I-R Space station from Shuttle\u003cbr/\u003eNASA TV - M-I-R Spacecraft - 11 August 1997\u003cbr/\u003e10.  M-I-R Space walk by Russian cosmonauts\u003cbr/\u003e11.  Wide shot of damage to M-I-R\u003cbr/\u003eNASA TV - Cape Canaveral - 3 September 1997 \u003cbr/\u003e12.  Shuttle launch\u003cbr/\u003eAPTV - Washington D-C - 29 December 1997\u003cbr/\u003e13.  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