Subject: mirnews.413
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 00:52:55 -0500

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MIRNEWS.413 17 MARCH 1998

Progress-M38: Successful docking at MIR;

The docking took place on 17.03.1998 at 00.31.17UTC. The last 20 Meters =
and the docking itself were manually executed by Musabayev with the =
system TORU.=20

>From 0000UTC the operation could be monitored via Altair-2. Musabayev =
observed the manoeuvres of the Pr-M38. All went according to =
calculations. The system Kurs was in use, but Musabayev and Budarin were =
at the controlpanel of the TORU system ready to take over if necessary. =
The crew followed the operation via several systems: the monitor of the =
TORU, the LIV-camera, via a camera on board of the Pr-M38 and also =
visually.=20

Andy Thomas made images with a video-camera. Musabayev reported all =
distances, approach speeds, deviations along the 3-axes and also that =
there were no =91emergency instructions=92 so Kurs was STILL functioning =
well.=20

At 0015UTC the link via Altair-2 ceased and a few minutes later the VHF =
window opened. At 0024UTC just before LOS for my position the distance =
to MIR was still 150 Meters with an approach speed of 4 CM/sec.=20

All went well until the distance of 40 Meters. Then Kurs showed =
fluctuations which might be an indication that the Kurs system was no =
longer reliable. Musabayev decided to switch over to the manual guidance =
by TORU and from 20 Meters he steered Pr-M38 to the aft docking port =
(+X-axis) and accomplished a perfect docking.=20

During the pass in the next orbit the air seal checks were still going =
on. Via VHF-2 (130.165 mc) Andy Thomas spoke with his leads and he said =
that there had been no surprises. When Pr-M38 was docking he had felt a =
slight bump.=20

At 0206UTC the crew was opening the hatch.=20

Progress-M37: This old freighter separated from MIR on 15.03.1998 at =
19.16.01UTC and burned up in the atmosphere east of New-Zealand at =
23.03.46UTC.=20

1st Spacewalk (EVA) crew 25th Main Expedition.=20

For the time being on schedule for 1.04.1998. A final decision will be =
made soon.=20

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202

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<P align=3Djustify>MIRNEWS.413 17 MARCH 1998</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Progress-M38: Successful docking at MIR;</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>The docking took place on 17.03.1998 at 00.31.17UTC. =
The last=20
20 Meters and the docking itself were manually executed by Musabayev =
with the=20
system TORU. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>From 0000UTC the operation could be monitored via =
Altair-2.=20
Musabayev observed the manoeuvres of the Pr-M38. All went according to=20
calculations. The system Kurs was in use, but Musabayev and Budarin were =
at the=20
controlpanel of the TORU system ready to take over if necessary. The =
crew=20
followed the operation via several systems: the monitor of the TORU, the =

LIV-camera, via a camera on board of the Pr-M38 and also visually. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Andy Thomas made images with a video-camera. =
Musabayev reported=20
all distances, approach speeds, deviations along the 3-axes and also =
that there=20
were no &lsquo;emergency instructions&rsquo; so Kurs was STILL =
functioning well.=20
</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>At 0015UTC the link via Altair-2 ceased and a few =
minutes later=20
the VHF window opened. At 0024UTC just before LOS for my position the =
distance=20
to MIR was still 150 Meters with an approach speed of 4 CM/sec. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>All went well until the distance of 40 Meters. Then =
Kurs showed=20
fluctuations which might be an indication that the Kurs system was no =
longer=20
reliable. Musabayev decided to switch over to the manual guidance by =
TORU and=20
from 20 Meters he steered Pr-M38 to the aft docking port (+X-axis) and=20
accomplished a perfect docking. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>During the pass in the next orbit the air seal checks =
were=20
still going on. Via VHF-2 (130.165 mc) Andy Thomas spoke with his leads =
and he=20
said that there had been no surprises. When Pr-M38 was docking he had =
felt a=20
slight bump. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>At 0206UTC the crew was opening the hatch. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Progress-M37: This old freighter separated from MIR =
on=20
15.03.1998 at 19.16.01UTC and burned up in the atmosphere east of =
New-Zealand at=20
23.03.46UTC. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>1<SUP>st</SUP> Spacewalk (EVA) crew 25<SUP>th</SUP> =
Main=20
Expedition. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>For the time being on schedule for 1.04.1998. A final =
decision=20
will be made soon. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Chris van den Berg, =
NL-9165/A-UK3202</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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