MIRNEWS.266    17 JULY 1995

1st Spacewalk (EVA) MIR-19 crew:

Solovyov and Budarin made their 1st EVA on 14.07.1995 from
0356-0930UTC. They fully performed their tasks.
They found no pollution or damages on the outside of the
dockingmechanism of the -Z axis. They deployed the jammed
solararray on Spektr with the exception of 1 section. The
solararray has now been included in the powersupplysystem of
the complex. They also worked at a solararry of Module-D and
an antenna.

Redocking of the Kristall-module:

Kristall has been moved from the forward port (-X axis) to the
side port (-Z axis) on 17.07.1995 between 0230 and 0400UTC.
The redocking took place by the use of the 'lyappa'. a manipu
latorarm. So Kristall is now in the right position to receive
the Atlantis (STS-74) and the new dockingmodule in October
1995. On 17.07.1995 during the pass in orb. 53761 at 0554UTC
Solovyov reported that the airseal of the system after the
redocking was normal.

2d EVA MIR-19 crew:

On 19.07.1995 between 0050 and 0620UTC the MIR-19 crew will
make their 2d EVA for the installation of the Belgian spectro
meter MIRAS on MIR's outersurface. Originally this operation
was on schedule for 18.08.1995.

Progress-M28:

This freighter will be launched from Baykonur on
20.07.1995 at 0305UTC for a flight to the MIR-spacestation.
If all goes well this freighter will dock to the station on
22.07.1995 at 0437UTC.

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