MIRNEWS.301    30 APRIL 1996

Priroda:

On 27.04.96 Priroda has been redocked from the -X to
the +Z axis. This operation began at 0830UTC and lasted app. 2
hours. During the first pass of the complex for our position
(orb. 58211, 1310-1319UTC) the cosmonauts just finished the
airseal checks and opened the K.V.D., the valve for the egalisation
of the pressure. The cosmonauts also took airsamples of
the atmosphere inside Priroda for analyses. Just before LOS
(Loss of Signal) for our position the hatch to Priroda was
opened.

Powersupply problems:

Radiotraffic during 27, 28 and 29.04.96 revealed
that the cosmonauts worked on problems regarding the
powersupply of Priroda. After the redocking Priroda will get
power from the S.E.P. (powersupplysystem) of the MIR complex.

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