Episode
Horizon: Mir Mortals
Overview
This documentary by Horizon presents the story of the four Russian men who orbited earth last year on board the ill-fated Mir space station.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1998-04-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Mir Mortals is Episode 8 in 1998 of Horizon. It aired on 1998-04-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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