21.   But before the Apaches and their escorts can even lift off, others are working to pick a target and plan the mission.

22.   But Blagov said space officials had considered every contingency when planning the mission.

23.   But the Russian-American team was unable to pinpoint the holes left by the collision, and no additional repair missions are planned until next month.

24.   European military officials were meeting in Rome Wednesday to plan the mission, designed to protect aid to the chaos-ridden country.

25.   Greenpeace planned the mission to highlight negotiations in Geneva to conclude a treaty banning all nuclear tests.

26.   NASA plans six missions to Mars this decade, using robots.

27.   New missions are now planned in Haiti, Angola, Armenia, Bolivia and the Gaza Strip.

28.   No other space missions are planned due to lack of finances, defense ministry officials said on Tuesday.

29.   Russian peace envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin returns home, plans next mission.

30.   Still other test missions are planned.