Mir continues to sink down through the flowing ocean that is our atmosphere. The final process of deorbiting Mir can be likened to skipping a stone across a river. You know it will eventually settle to the bottom somewhere, but exactly where is hard to predict. If the stone is at just the right angle and velocity, it may even make it to the land on the other side. Given that the Russians have insured themselves against potential damages caused by Mir, America s willingness to hand-over their secrets, illogical Government denials of threats from debris and mutant organisms and warnings from Hopi prophecy, concern is most definitely warranted.
Crunch time is now only a stone throw away.
Time will soon answer our questions and fears.