MIRNEWS.314    16 JULY 1996

Progress-M32:

The launch of this freighter with new supplies
for the MIR-spacestation is on schedule for 21.07.1996 at
23.58.06UTC (For Moscow summertime already on 22.07.96).
So for the launch of this freighter green light has been given
for the use of the carrier Soyuz-U.
(For details about the Soyuz-U problems see MIRNEWS.311)

Soyuz-TM24:

The intention still exists to launch this ship with
the crew of the 22d Main expedition to MIR (Manakov and
Vinogradov) and the French cosmonaut Claudie Andre Deshays on
14.08.1996, but a final decision has not yet been made. It might
be possible that the Russians entrust the launch of the unmanned 
Progress-M to the carrier Soyuz-U, but wait with the green
light for the use of that carrier for a manned ship until the
eventual successful launch of the freighter.

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