[FPSPACE] ISS Progress delayed, Mir deorbit funds allocated?

[Chris Jones]

NASAWatch.com is reporting that the next ISS Progress launch, already delayed
until December, is being further delayed until next February.  This latest
delay will require the Shuttle to take on some ISS reboost responsibilities,
cutting the science payload it can carry to the station.

Space.com is reporting that Russian space agency head Yuri Koptev has said that
Russia has set aside (or has decided to set aside -- it's unclear) the funds
($25 million) to deorbit Mir.  The final (is that final final?) decision on the
plan will come early next year.

MirCorp's Jeffrey Manber calls this a non-story, and says they will be
launching Tito to Mir in January.