1.   And the new orbiting station itself is confused with its trouble-prone predecessor, the Russian Mir.

2.   A fleet of space shuttles was to be built in order to construct and service the permanently orbiting station.

3.   He was to join a shuttle colleague for at least three spacewalks to connect the laboratory module to already orbiting station components.

4.   A fire aboard the Mir orbiting station and new indications that Russia cannot fulfill commitments to the international space station sharpened doubts Monday about its decaying space program.

5.   A Russian cargo spaceship on Saturday docked with the Mir orbiting station, bringing supplies and a Russian naval banner.

6.   A Russian space ferry headed for the Mir orbiting station Wednesday loaded with gear for the March joint U.S.-Russian mission.

7.   A Russian space freighter carrying equipment for a joint U.S.-Russian mission next month docked Friday with the Mir orbiting station, a news agencies reported.

8.   A small fire aboard the Mir orbiting station and new indications that Russia cannot fulfill commitments to the international space station sharpened doubts Monday about its decaying space program.

9.   After a series of breakdowns last year, the orbiting station has been running without any serious problems in recent months.

10.   An unmanned space ferry loaded with supplies for the Mir orbiting station took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Thursday, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.