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Wednesday, Week Twelve: 21/03/01
TOMORROW, MIR SPLASHES DOWN!

Well, kids, I hope you're happy; as soon as I heard that Mir was going to return to Earth tomorrow, I sat down and churned out this cartoon in a mere (excuse the pun) 45 minutes - that's including the self-critical "hum-haw" time.
An explanation: "Salyut" is the name of another, older Russian space station, and can translate into either "Salute", "Hi there!", or "Fireworks". I reckon all four of these references are appropriate in a Mir-ish context.

UPDATUM! - 24 July, 2002
I recently discovered this article about the demise of Mir which attempts to offer scientific comfort to those who were afraid of being hit by re-entering debris. However, geography is scarier than science, especially if your country happens to lie in the ocean somewhere between Australia and South America... (ie New Zealand)
Put up an umbrella