Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.M. Kasianov signed a decree on Award of Prizes of the Government of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology for 2000
In detail

On March 29, 2001 Yu.P. Semenov, President of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, General Designer, Academician of RAS answered questions asked by audience of the International broadcast program Vis-a-Vis with the World transmitted by the Russian State Radio Company Voice of Russia in the Russian and 31 foreign languages.
During 40 minutes of a live broadcast beginning at 18:15 Moscow time Yuri Pavlovich spoke about the major work areas of the Corporation, specific practical results of the implementation of the Mir Orbital Station experimental and research program, importance of the Mir Station for the cosmonautics and other scopes of human activities, advanced manned space projects for the nearest decades.
The program is broadcasted to 160 countries of the world in short and medium wave bands, via Inthernet in real radio, to Moscow via Open Radio (102.5 FM), as well as within telecast Hello, Russia! to 130 cities of the country via the Satellite Broadcasting Association links. Video recording of the program will be broadcasted via TV network Prometei-ACT on Saturday, March 31 and Monday, April 2, 2001. The broadcasting will start at 18:00.

15-year mission
of Mir Space Station is completed

Photo-report from Mission Control Center

Upon completion of the Mir Station Mission Program efforts, the MCC-M hosted the Press Conference

Today, at 9 hours Moscow time, the program of space station MIR was brought to an end with the finest degree of precision. This was a program unparalleled in its richness of scientific research, development and introduction of science-intensive technologies.
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The mir complex composition, configuration and mass

Final orbit of the Complex flight and deorbiting

At the ordinary mission of the Interdepartmental Commission held on March 20, 2001 chaired by Director General of Rosaviacosmos Yu.N. Koptev a decision was adopted to conduct final operations of the final phase of the Mir Orbital Complex flight on March 23, 2001.
The procedure of these operations performance envisages implementation of three brake pulses of the velocity at a period from 3 to 9 hours a.m. by the Moscow time providing the complex de-orbiting and its bringing down in the given area of the Pacific Ocean.
A reverse day, namely March 24, 2001 is also envisaged to implement the required operations on the complex de-orbiting in case of off-nominal situation when implementing the planned actions.
The Mir Orbital Complex is serviceable, its onboard systems, including systems of the Progress M1-5 transport cargo vehicle operate in the design modes. The medium altitude of the complex orbit is 224.4 km.

On March 19, 2001, at 1h. 33min. 30s Moscow Time (on March 18, 2001 at 22h. 33min. 30s MGT) the next Zenit-3SL launch vehicle has been launched from the Sea Launch Rocket and Space Complex.
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The mated flight of the International Space Station (ISS) and U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery is completed.
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US Space Shuttle Discovery Orbiter currently on mission 5A.1 under the space station deployment program has docked with the International Space Station.
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US Space Shuttle Discovery was launched at 14:42:08, Moscow Time, from a launch facility at Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The Mir Orbital Complex flight is coming to an end. Considering the significance and unique character of the most complicated operation on multi-ton Mir station deorbiting into the specified area of the World Ocean, as well as enormous interest the world community takes in this event, we start a series of publications at our website.

Extracts from speeches of Rosaviacosmos Director General Yu.N. Koptev and S.P. Korolev RSC Energia Designer General Yu.P. Semenov at the meeting with the deputies of the State Duma and journalists in MCC.

On March 6, 2001 a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on the final phase of the Space Station MIR operation chaired by Director General of Rosaviacosmos Yu. N. Koptev adopted proposals from S.P. Korolev RSC Energia for updating the space station de-orbiting profile in order to bring the station down in the area of the Pacific defined earlier.
The space station is to be de-orbited after March 20, 2001, which will allow, through propellant savings, to provide additional propellant reserve increasing the safety of the de-orbiting operation.

Extracts from interview of B.I. Sotnikov,
RSC Energia Deputy General Designer,
to the Moscow bureau of the German information agency Springer

SHORTHAND REPORT ON THE TELECAST 'GOOD AFTERNOON'
held on February 2nd 2001 on the ORT channel

Report on press-conference that took place at MCC on January 27 2001 after Progress M1-5 transport cargo vehicle docking with the Mir station.