MIRNEWS.410 2 MARCH 1998 1st Spacewalk (EVA) 25th Main expedition MIR: This EVA will be made on 3.03.1998. Opening hatch: 0130UTC; closure hatch: 0720UTC. Musabayev and Budarin will go to the outersurface of Module Spektr to install a handrail necessary for future repair work over there. Communication schedule for the EVA: (times in UTC) VHF (out of range Western Europe) 0139-0203, Altair-2: 0231- 0246, VHF (out of range Western Europe): 0313-0336, Altair-2: 0408-0423, VHF (out of range Western Europe): 0447-0511, Altair-2: 0544-0557, VHF (via Munchen, Germany): 0617-0627 and another VHF facility, with range of Western in the period from 0621-0627, Altair-2: 0720-0756. So just after the estimated closure of the hatch MIR will communicate via Altair-2. Hereafter the normal VHF-windows, so not via Altair-2. >From 1049-1059 via Wallops in the USA. Soyuz-TM26: The exact landingtime of Soyuz-TM26 on 19.02.1998 was: 09.09.30UTC. Progress-M38: At deadline for this report the launch of this freighter from Baykonur was scheduled for 14.03.1998 at 2240UTC. (15.03.1998 at 0140DMV, Moscow Decree Time = Msc Winter Time) Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.