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...least it wasn't for nothing: before closing the hatch again at 3 a.m. EDT, the pair manually realigned two solar panels on the Spektr module, which should boost their power supply to about 90 percent. Another spacewalk is tentatively planned for next month. TIME Daliy's Mir coverage
...cosmonauts aboard are anxious to get those gyrodines clicking and whirring again. When full alignment is restored, the Russian arrivals can get to what they came to do: get out to the Spektr and reconnect the power lines that could make the Mir almost whole again. That spacewalk could now happen as early as Thursday...
MOSCOW: Michael Foale may be spacewalking after all. "We have tentatively agreed that the American astronaut and the Russian flight engineer (Alexander Lazutkin) will have a practice run on Monday, July 21," said mission control chief Vladimir Solovyov. "Then, we'll make a final decision with our NASA colleagues on whether to carry out the spacewalk." On the NASA side, there seems to be some disagreement. One spokeswoman confirmed Solovyov's account, while another, Catherine Watson said in Moscow, indicated that the idea of Foale on a "practice run" was a bit presumptuous. "He can do some basic things...
...NASA to allow American astronaut Michael Foale to take part in the repairs, a move sure to attract fire from Congress, which has become increasingly critical of the joint U.S.-Russian program over the past several weeks. TIME's Andrew Meier reports that the Russian decision to cancel the spacewalk was made to give Tsibliyev a much needed day off after a series of harrowing incidents, and a chance for further medical exams to better assess his condition: "They are trying to do damage control, saying there's no reason to be hysterical over this. They want...
...poring over the stunning pictures from Mars, the crew of the Mir received some good news of their own as a Progress supply ship stocked with repair equipment finally docked with the crippled space station. Cosmonauts needed the supplies for the repair work they'll do during a spacewalk July 17, when they will reconnect power lines with the station's damaged Spektr module. Also delivered today: the world's worst airline food, some oxygen, fuel and a toothbrush for American astronaut Michael Foale...