MIRNEWS.232 6 OCTOBER 1994 Soyuz-TM20 docked at the MIR complex on 6.10.94 at 0028UTC. Soyuz-TM20 docked at the forward axial dockingport (transition section) of the complex. At a distance of 130 M. from the MIR complex Viktorenko had to take over manually due to a malfunc tion of an on board computer. During the radiotraffic in orb. 49328, 0005UTC, V. reported the progress of the operation. The S-TM20 was in a distance of 151 M., approach speed of 3 cm/sec just before LOS at 001148UTC. From a distance of appr. 50 M Viktorenko had started the final approach and his skill amazed the observers in the ESA/EAC facility in Cologne: very quickly, with only a few corrections, he accurately moored his ship. During the next pass in orb. 49329, 0143UTC, the new crew already was in MIR's baseblock preparing a TV-session. One of the first persons to congratulate the crew, especially the Euromir94 astronaut Merbold, was the Dir. General of ESA, Luton. Everybody in Cologne was pleased with the excellent physical condition of the newcomers. During the pass in orb. 49330, 0317UTC, the cheerful meeting of both crews could be heard. Again there was a TV-session also with Kondakova. During the next window in orb. 49331, 0449UTC, Viktorenko reported that he did all what he had to do with his ship S-TM20. Progress-M24: This naughty freighter had to withdraw before the arrival of Soyuz-TM20. Pr-M24 separated from MIR on 5.10.- 94 at 1853UTC. Probably she flew some orbits autonomously before burning up in the atmosphere over an area in the Paci fic. There have been no reports about extra manoeuvres with Pr-M24. Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.