Subject: mirnews.419
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:49:41 -0400 (EDT)

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MIRNEWS.419 22 APRIL 1998

5th Spacewalk (EVA) MIR-crew 25th Main expedition MIR:

Very quickly the spacewalkers accomplished the procedures before the =
EVA: checks of the spacesuits and all systems and pressurizing of the =
suits and vacuuming of the air-lock (Sh.S.O.). As usual Budarin started =
with the opening of the locks of the exit hatch. On 22.04.1998 at =
0534UTC, so 6 minutes earlier than planned the crew opened the hatch.=20

At 0546UTC both spacewalkers and their instrument package were in open =
space. They closed the hatch again behind them at 1155UTC, so a duration =
of 6 hrs 21 mins, somewhat longer than scheduled. All went extremely =
smooth without set-backs. It was clear that the men enjoyed their work. =
Now and then Musabayev asked Andy to make video images. Andy stated that =
he felt himself like a real cameraman.=20

Budarin even instructed Andy how to change a watertank of the Elektron =
oxygen generator. The crew installed the new VDU in the top of the =
Soforaboom and connected the cables. Between 1028 and 1046UTC Musabayev =
reported the numbers of the cables he had connected. At 1048UTC he told =
TsUP that they had accomplished their tasks. There had been an order or =
request to do something else, but TsUP told them to do this during a =
next EVA (so possibly there will be a 6th one, for instance for the =
retrieval of experiments from outside.) Still in the air-lock Musabayev =
asked Andy to rewind the videotape to the beginning to be ready to =
transmit images of the EVA to earth as soon as possible. They did so =
somewhat later and probably these images will reach us via a number of =
television stations.=20

The success of the EVA has been confirmed by the very praising words of =
the Head of TsUP , V.A. Solovyov, who is normally rather scarce with =
compliments.=20

Don=92t forget:

On Thursday, 23.04.1998, BBC-2, program Horizon, 2130-2220 B.S.T. =
(2030-2129UTC), about MIR-problems with a number of my audiorecordings.=20

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.=20

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<P>MIRNEWS.419 22 APRIL 1998</P>
<P>5<SUP>th</SUP> Spacewalk (EVA) MIR-crew 25<SUP>th</SUP> Main =
expedition=20
MIR:</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Very quickly the spacewalkers accomplished the =
procedures=20
before the EVA: checks of the spacesuits and all systems and =
pressurizing of the=20
suits and vacuuming of the air-lock (Sh.S.O.). As usual Budarin started =
with the=20
opening of the locks of the exit hatch. On 22.04.1998 at 0534UTC, so 6 =
minutes=20
earlier than planned the crew opened the hatch. </P>
<P align=3Djustify>At 0546UTC both spacewalkers and their instrument =
package were=20
in open space. They closed the hatch again behind them at 1155UTC, so a =
duration=20
of 6 hrs 21 mins, somewhat longer than scheduled. All went extremely =
smooth=20
without set-backs. It was clear that the men enjoyed their work. Now and =
then=20
Musabayev asked Andy to make video images. Andy stated that he felt =
himself like=20
a real cameraman. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Budarin even instructed Andy how to change a =
watertank of the=20
Elektron oxygen generator. The crew installed the new VDU in the top of =
the=20
Soforaboom and connected the cables. Between 1028 and 1046UTC Musabayev =
reported=20
the numbers of the cables he had connected. At 1048UTC he told TsUP that =
they=20
had accomplished their tasks. There had been an order or request to do =
something=20
else, but TsUP told them to do this during a next EVA (so possibly there =
will be=20
a 6<SUP>th</SUP> one, for instance for the retrieval of experiments from =

outside.) Still in the air-lock Musabayev asked Andy to rewind the =
videotape to=20
the beginning to be ready to transmit images of the EVA to earth as soon =
as=20
possible. They did so somewhat later and probably these images will =
reach us via=20
a number of television stations. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>The success of the EVA has been confirmed by the very =
praising=20
words of the Head of TsUP , V.A. Solovyov, who is normally rather scarce =
with=20
compliments. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Don&rsquo;t forget:</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>On Thursday, 23.04.1998, BBC-2, program Horizon, =
2130-2220=20
B.S.T. (2030-2129UTC), about MIR-problems with a number of my =
audiorecordings.=20
</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202. =
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