Subject: mirnews.457
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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:04:28 -0500 (EST)

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MIRNEWS.457                                                              =
           28 FEBRUARY 1999

Soyuz-TM28: =20

On 28.02.1999 at 02.14.13UTC the  descent apparatus (SA)  of this =
transportship made a safe landing in position 50 degr. 46 min. 40 sec. =
North,   67 degr. 23 min. 26 sec. East          so approx. in a distance =
of 100 Kilometers South of  the city Kijma in Kazakhstan.  Inside that  =
SA were the commander of the 26th Main Expedition to MIR, Padalka, and =
the Slovak cosmonaut-researcher Ivan Bella.  They felt well after the =
landing: Padalka had a pulse rate of 80,  Bella of 90 beats per minute.  =

Stefanik: During his arrival on board MIR and his departure Ivan Bella =
executed the scientific program Stefanik. The program is named after =
Milan Ratislav Stefanik, a famous Slovak politician, astronomer, fighter =
pilot and general of the French army in WW-1, first Czechoslovak  =
Secretary of Defense in the then just indepent state. His carreer was =
pretty short for he died in a plane crash near Bratislava on 4.05.1919. =
Like Stefaniks' carreer the stay of Bella on board MIR was also too =
short to perform all his tasks.=20

However radiotraffic clearly revealed that Bella very quickly had =
adapted himself to the conditions of weightlessness and  that he did not =
suffer any longer from  the headache reported by him during  his flight =
with S-TM28.  He faultlessly communicated in Russian and  executed his =
tasks with enthousiasm.=20

With Tamara Guryeva of IMBP in Moscow he coordinated his work with the =
eggs of the Japanese Quail. (Prepelica in Slovak; Perepel in Russian).  =
Bella had transported   to MIR a number of eggs of that bird in the =
Incubator-T.   The   chickens in these eggs were scheduled  to  come out =
of the shell during the period of Bella's stay on board MIR. After =
arrival Bella had to transfer the eggs from the Incubator-T to the =
incubators on board MIR. While doing this he crushed 4 of them, but the =
other  eggs safely  were installed in the incubators and the chickens =
soon came out of their shells.  There was a static incubator and one in =
a slow spinning centrifuge (to create more or less some gravity). Those =
who saw the light in the first incubator immediately enjoyed life and =
swallowed food and water. The poor birds who had to grow up in the =
centrifuge suffered from severe stress due to the darkness and low =
temperatures.  The care for the birds has been taken over by the new =
crew.  The experiment Prepelica is an enhanced continuation of the =
experiment of that kind executed by Anatoliy Solovyov  during his flight =
in the beginning of this decade. Japanese quails can produce eggs in a =
high frequency and the birds as will as the eggs are very rich of =
protein and so very suitable in the food of crews during long duration =
flights, for instance to Mars and beyond.   It was unclear whether a =
part of the newborn quails would return by S-TM28.=20

Bella also executed the other experiments of the Stefanik program.  =
Endotest indeed had something to do with hormone production and the =
physiology of endocrine glants.  For this experiment he had to take =
bloodsamples.  He also worked on the Dosimetry experiment, which studies =
the interactions of heavy ions in primary cosmic rays with different =
materials , i.e. biological tissues, integrated circuits etc. Other =
experimens were Senso-assymetry, a study of motion sickness,  Trenik =
(training) to determine the effects on the cardio-vascular system during =
weightlessness   of  long and intensive physical training on earth =
before the flight.=20
=20
 On 24.02.1999 Bella  stayed a long time inside the  Soyuz-TM28. With =
Padalka he had to check all systems, also the performance of the =
communications equipment to be sure that the ship was reliable for the  =
oncoming returnflight. =20

Haignere: This French spationaute feels himself at home and he already =
started to execute experiments in the framework of the Perseus program.  =
  Partly this program is a continuation of items of former =
Russian-French programs Aragatz, Antares and Altair.  He coordinates his =
activities in this field with French and Russian scientists and =
specialists in  France as well in Russia.  During one of his =
conversations with a Frenchman in Russia he stated that he certainly =
will use the radio-amateur facilities on board MIR, for instance those =
installed in the Module Priroda. He also said that there were already =
arrangements with radio-amateurs in the U.S.A. for hamwork during passes =
over there.=20
Preparations for the returnflight:  This was a heavy burden for Padalka, =
but it seemed not to have bothered him. He had to train in the Chibis =
suit for the adaptation of  his cardiovascular system a little bit for =
the gravity conditions on earth.  Avdeyev, his faithful servant, =
assisted him during these activities. Padalka also worked on the stowing =
into S-TM28 of cargo to be delivered to earth.  All available room had =
to be used as effeciently as possible.  One of the seats in the S-TM28 =
can be used to stow experiments,  samples (blood, saliva, etc), and even =
plants.=20

Communications: During the last week in which there was a double crew on =
board the radiotraffic was very intensive,  often on 2 different =
frequencies,  143.625 and 130.165 mc. at the same time.  =
Radioconversations revealed that there has been a lot  of manoeuvring =
with the attitude of the MIR-complex. Contrary to previous missions with =
a double crew on board the life support systems of MIR behaved well.=20

27th Main Expediton to MIR:  This crew consists of  Viktor Mikhaylovich =
Afanasyev, Commander,  Sergey  Vasilyevich Avdeyev, 1st  Board Engineer, =
and the  Cosmonaut-Researcher and 2nd Board Engineer, Jean-Pierre =
Haignere.  They use the call  Derbent, so respectively Derbent -1, 2 and =
3.=20
Important operations for the near future:   These will be  the launch of =
the freighter Progress-M41 and the first spacewalk (EVA).  The data for =
these events have not yet been determined.=20

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Soyuz-TM28:&nbsp; =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>On 28.02.1999 at =
02.14.13UTC=20
the&nbsp; descent apparatus (SA)&nbsp; of this transportship made a safe =
landing=20
in position 50 degr. 46 min. 40 sec. North,&nbsp;&nbsp; 67 degr. 23 min. =
26 sec.=20
East&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; so approx. in =
a=20
distance of 100 Kilometers South of&nbsp; the city Kijma in =
Kazakhstan.&nbsp;=20
Inside that&nbsp; SA were the commander of the 26th Main Expedition to =
MIR,=20
Padalka, and the Slovak cosmonaut-researcher Ivan Bella.&nbsp; They felt =
well=20
after the landing: Padalka had a pulse rate of 80,&nbsp; Bella of 90 =
beats per=20
minute.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Stefanik: During his =
arrival on board=20
MIR and his departure Ivan Bella executed the scientific program =
Stefanik. The=20
program is named after Milan Ratislav Stefanik, a famous Slovak =
politician,=20
astronomer, fighter pilot and general of the French army in WW-1, first=20
Czechoslovak&nbsp; Secretary of Defense in the then just indepent state. =
His=20
carreer was pretty short for he died in a plane crash near Bratislava on =

4.05.1919. Like Stefaniks' carreer the stay of Bella on board MIR was =
also too=20
short to perform all his tasks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>However radiotraffic =
clearly revealed=20
that Bella very quickly had adapted himself to the conditions of =
weightlessness=20
and&nbsp; that he did not suffer any longer from&nbsp; the headache =
reported by=20
him during&nbsp; his flight with S-TM28.&nbsp; He faultlessly =
communicated in=20
Russian and&nbsp; executed his tasks with enthousiasm. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>With Tamara Guryeva of =
IMBP in Moscow=20
he coordinated his work with the eggs of the Japanese Quail. (Prepelica =
in=20
Slovak; Perepel in Russian).&nbsp; Bella had transported&nbsp;&nbsp; to =
MIR a=20
number of eggs of that bird in the Incubator-T.&nbsp;&nbsp; =
The&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
chickens in these eggs were scheduled&nbsp; to&nbsp; come out of the =
shell=20
during the period of Bella's stay on board MIR. After arrival Bella had =
to=20
transfer the eggs from the Incubator-T to the incubators on board MIR. =
While=20
doing this he crushed 4 of them, but the other&nbsp; eggs safely&nbsp; =
were=20
installed in the incubators and the chickens soon came out of their=20
shells.&nbsp; There was a static incubator and one in a slow spinning =
centrifuge=20
(to create more or less some gravity). Those who saw the light in the =
first=20
incubator immediately enjoyed life and swallowed food and water. The =
poor birds=20
who had to grow up in the centrifuge suffered from severe stress due to =
the=20
darkness and low temperatures.&nbsp; The care for the birds has been =
taken over=20
by the new crew.&nbsp; The experiment Prepelica is an enhanced =
continuation of=20
the experiment of that kind executed by Anatoliy Solovyov&nbsp; during =
his=20
flight in the beginning of this decade. Japanese quails can produce eggs =
in a=20
high frequency and the birds as will as the eggs are very rich of =
protein and so=20
very suitable in the food of crews during long duration flights, for =
instance to=20
Mars and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was unclear whether a part of the =
newborn quails=20
would return by S-TM28. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Bella also executed the =
other=20
experiments of the Stefanik program.&nbsp; Endotest indeed had something =
to do=20
with hormone production and the physiology of endocrine glants.&nbsp; =
For this=20
experiment he had to take bloodsamples.&nbsp; He also worked on the =
Dosimetry=20
experiment, which studies the interactions of heavy ions in primary =
cosmic rays=20
with different materials , i.e. biological tissues, integrated circuits =
etc.=20
Other experimens were Senso-assymetry, a study of motion sickness,&nbsp; =
Trenik=20
(training) to determine the effects on the cardio-vascular system during =

weightlessness&nbsp;&nbsp; of&nbsp; long and intensive physical training =
on=20
earth before the flight. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;<BR> On =
24.02.1999 Bella&nbsp;=20
stayed a long time inside the&nbsp; Soyuz-TM28. With Padalka he had to =
check all=20
systems, also the performance of the communications equipment to be sure =
that=20
the ship was reliable for the&nbsp; oncoming returnflight.&nbsp;=20
</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Haignere: This French =
spationaute=20
feels himself at home and he already started to execute experiments in =
the=20
framework of the Perseus program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Partly this program =
is a=20
continuation of items of former Russian-French programs Aragatz, Antares =
and=20
Altair.&nbsp; He coordinates his activities in this field with French =
and=20
Russian scientists and specialists in&nbsp; France as well in =
Russia.&nbsp;=20
During one of his conversations with a Frenchman in Russia he stated =
that he=20
certainly will use the radio-amateur facilities on board MIR, for =
instance those=20
installed in the Module Priroda. He also said that there were already=20
arrangements with radio-amateurs in the U.S.A. for hamwork during passes =
over=20
there. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Preparations for the=20
returnflight:&nbsp; This was a heavy burden for Padalka, but it seemed =
not to=20
have bothered him. He had to train in the Chibis suit for the adaptation =

of&nbsp; his cardiovascular system a little bit for the gravity =
conditions on=20
earth.&nbsp; Avdeyev, his faithful servant, assisted him during these=20
activities. Padalka also worked on the stowing into S-TM28 of cargo to =
be=20
delivered to earth.&nbsp; All available room had to be used as =
effeciently as=20
possible.&nbsp; One of the seats in the S-TM28 can be used to stow=20
experiments,&nbsp; samples (blood, saliva, etc), and even plants. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Communications: During =
the last week=20
in which there was a double crew on board the radiotraffic was very=20
intensive,&nbsp; often on 2 different frequencies,&nbsp; 143.625 and =
130.165 mc.=20
at the same time.&nbsp; Radioconversations revealed that there has been =
a=20
lot&nbsp; of manoeuvring with the attitude of the MIR-complex. Contrary =
to=20
previous missions with a double crew on board the life support systems =
of MIR=20
behaved well. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>27th Main Expediton to =
MIR:&nbsp;=20
This crew consists of&nbsp; Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev, =
Commander,&nbsp;=20
Sergey&nbsp; Vasilyevich Avdeyev, 1st&nbsp; Board Engineer, and =
the&nbsp;=20
Cosmonaut-Researcher and 2nd Board Engineer, Jean-Pierre Haignere.&nbsp; =
They=20
use the call&nbsp; Derbent, so respectively Derbent -1, 2 and 3. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Important operations =
for the near=20
future:&nbsp;&nbsp; These will be&nbsp; the launch of the freighter =
Progress-M41=20
and the first spacewalk (EVA).&nbsp; The data for these events have not =
yet been=20
determined. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris van den Berg,=20
NL-9165/A-UK3202</FONT></DIV>
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