Valery Lyndin
Valery Lyndin
check command craft decisive descent flight hours moment places quarters separate station three wait
In the three hours before the undocking, the cosmonauts are to check the ship's systems, don the spacesuits in the cramped quarters of the descent craft of the Soyuz TMA-6, take their places and wait for the decisive moment of the command to separate from the station and set off on the flight back to the ground,
current fund given prospects
Of course, longer-term prospects are unclear, given the current fund shortage.
deeply excellent friend great husband rick
We are deeply mourning, ... Rick Husband was a great friend and an excellent pilot.
completed despite outside problems work
The cosmonauts have completed their work outside Mir ... despite two problems,
ahead approach control final gave mission permission smoothly
The docking was conducted on autopilot without any incident. The final approach went on so smoothly that the Mission Control gave the permission for the docking ahead of schedule.