31.   Forward air controllers have to combine the skills of battlefield tactician, pilot and infantryman, Gordon said.

32.   In Atlanta, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said that Miami air traffic controllers had no record of any unauthorized flyovers in Havana.

33.   In the United States, NASA said Russian ground controllers apparently had trouble sending computer commands to the Progress ship for automatic docking.

34.   In the United States, NASA said Russian ground controllers apparently had trouble sending computer commands to the Progress cargo ship for automatic docking.

35.   In the United States, NASA said Russian ground controllers apparently had trouble sending computer commands to the Progress.

36.   It got to where it was going, but the automatic latching system shut down again and ground controllers had to step in as before.

37.   It got to where it was going, but the automatic latching system shut down again and ground controllers had to take over once more.

38.   Mission controllers have an idea of where they might be.

39.   More planes will be able to fly the shortest, most direct routes across the oceans as controllers have more tools to guide the aircraft.

40.   Otherwise, U.S. flight controllers would have to rely on the sporadic coverage provided by Russian ground stations.