21.   He and Gidzenko, the mission commander, are scheduled to return to Earth in three weeks when a replacement crew arrives.

22.   He was on board the plane serving as liaison to a mission commander on the ground.

23.   In announcing the latest delay, the Russians said Foale could be needed if mission commander Vasily Tsibliyev is not well enough for the repair job.

24.   In Maputo, the entry of the U.S. military mission was marked by the arrival of the mission commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Werhle.

25.   Lt. Col. Chris Golob, the deputy mission commander, said the flight deck crew used night-vision goggles to help spot the barrels through the driving snow.

26.   Onufrienko, a lieutenant colonel in the air force, is the new mission commander and Usachev the flight engineer.

27.   Russian space officials have agreed for the first time to train a Western astronaut as a mission commander, a news agency said Friday.

28.   Smith, the NATO mission commander, said there is no immediate timetable to provide security and no specific plans or sites have been drawn up.

29.   The mission commander was wounded in the attack.

30.   The next U.S. astronaut to fly on the Mir said Wednesday that she trusted the veteran Russian mission commander to ensure a safe flight on the accident-prone space station.