Subject: Nothing special with Progress
From: "Hans G. Janssen" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:31:05 +0100

MIRNEWS.335                         22 NOVEMBER 1996
  
  Progress-M33  successfully docked at MIR:
  
  The Pr-M33 linked up with MIR on 22.11.1996 at 010130UTC.
  Approach and docking were executed in the automatic mode
  with the system Kurs.  Until the soft mate Korzun was
  prepared to take over manually with TORU if necessary. 
  During the first pass  of MIR in orbit 61467 from 0050-
  0056UTC Korzun reported  about the approaching freighter. 
  At 0556UTC TsUP gave permission  for the docking. 
  Already during the pass in orb. 61468 from 0223-0234UTC
  the crew reported that they had opened the hatch and that
  they enjoyed the fresh air which flowed in and the smell
  of apples.
  
  Progress-M32:  This old freighter separated from MIR on
  20.11.1996 at 194414UTC.  The same day at 224218UTC the
  de-orbitburn took place and she burnt up over the Pacific
  East from New Zealand.  

  Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165A-UK3202