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On this day - 23 March

Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.

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Mir returns to Earth in a controlled crash

Daily Star 23/03/2001

Mir was a space station, operated by the Soviet Union and then Russia. It was active between the years of 1986 and 2001. Mir was designed so that it could be occupied for long periods of time and was occupied for the majority of its time in space.

On March 23rd 2001, Mir returned to Earth. It took a three stage process for the space station to be returned to Earth from orbit. Re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere caused breakdown of the craft. The unburnt remains of the spacecraft fell into the Pacific Ocean.

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Suez Canal obstruction

Daily Mirror 23/03/2021
The Suez Canal is part of a key shipping route, connecting Europe and Asia via an artificial waterway through Egypt. On March 23rd 2021 a large cargo ship called Ever Given became lodged in the canal and obstructed flow of ships in any direction. Strong winds had pushed the the boat and it ended up with its bow and stern lodged on opposite sides of the canal until it was freed on March 29th.

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