Subject: Mirnews.275 by Chris vd Berg
From: Gert-Jan Bartelds <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 95 18:32:08 EDT

I am forwarding the newest Mirnews bulletin. If anybody is annoyed by these 
postings, please reply and if enough people hate it, I'll stop sending.  
-- GJ
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>From:    Chris Vandenberg                       Sent 
To:      All                                    Msg #266, 11-Oct-95 12:55:12
Subject: MIRNEWS.275

MIRNEWS.275       11 OCTOBER 1995

PROGRESS-M29 linked up with MIR-spacestation.

On 10.10.1995 at 2033UTC Pr-M29 docked at the aft docking port of the
complex (Kvant-1, axial, +X-axis. The approach was executed in the
automatic mode with the use of the system Kurs. The crew observed the
operation and Gidzenko reported the relevant data.  This took place in the
communication sessi on via Altair from 1948- 2035UTC.  During the VHF
window be tween 2019-2027UTC Gidzenko could be heard via both channels.
During the 'kasaniye' (touch) MIR transmitted via a VHF chan nel out of our
range. During the next 2 passes (2157 and 2334UTC) could be heard that all
went well. During the pass at 2157UTC the crew was opening the hatch. The
airpressure had been equalized, but the cosmonauts had to use every effort
to open the hatch. These efforts were awarded at 220436UTC.  Hereafter and
during the next pass interesting traffic about technical aspects regarding
the recent docking.

Spacewalk (EVA): This EVA is still on schedule for 20.10.1995,but might be
put back due to the uncertain situation with the Shuttle missions STS-73
(Columbia) and STS-74 (Atlantis). If all goes according to plan Atlantis
will blast of on 1.11.1995.

Rumours about Baykonur: Before the launch of Pr-M29 there have been rumours
that this launch had to be put back due to a railway-accident near the
'roll-out' track for Pr-M29. There has been an accident, but a few days
before the planned roll-out the Russians repaired the track.

--- Maximus 2.01
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