In a message dated 10/22/00 4:11:07 AM Central Daylight Time, i-cosmos@mtu-net.ru writes: << So the question: how, apart from God's help, would MirCorp/ItaliMir/whoever else keep Mir in orbit right now?! >> I wish they had gotten the "Firefly" electrodynamic tether launched and deployed, it's good for at least partial anti-drag reboost.