11. The particles emerged as Mir commander Anatoly Solovyev twice injected short bursts of air pressure into the damaged module. 12. The results will enable Russian ground control teams to plot the next step in a campaign to patch and restore use of the damaged module. 13. They would then enter the node adjacent to the damaged Spektr module and seal the node off from the rest of the Mir space station. 14. They involve opening up the damaged Spektr module, reconnecting power cables while wearing bulky space gloves and then resealing the module with a new, hermetic hatch. 15. Tsibliyev must maneuver through a narrow hatch into the damaged Spektr module while wearing a spacesuit. 16. Vinogradov called from the damaged Spektr module to Foale. 17. Culbertson said the damaged module contained scientific and personal gear belonging to American astronaut Michael Foale, who arrived aboard the Mir in mid-May. 18. It took several minutes for the crew to close the hatch to the damaged module. 19. It was the latest in a growing list of setbacks for Mir and forced another postponement in vital repairs needed on a damaged module. 20. Mir crew prepares for trip into damaged module. |