In 1997, U.S. astronaut Jerry Linenger spent five perilous months aboard Russia's Mir space station. He has just published a book about his odyssey in space, in which he recounts the highlights and low points of his stay on the aging station.

Houston Bureau Chief Glen Golightly talks with Linenger about his memorable moments aboard Mir, including the fight with a fire that threatened to burn through the space outpost's thin metal hull.