51.   Fewer commanders are on hand at mission control to guide space shuttle adventures.

52.   Flight controllers at Russian mission control outside Moscow smiled and applauded when the two crafts linked.

53.   Flight controllers at the Russian mission control outside Moscow smiled and applauded when the two crafts linked.

54.   Flight controllers at mission control applauded as the Russian-American team floated into Mir.

55.   He had words of praise for his two crew mates and the staff of Russian mission control.

56.   He has caused some consternation at Russian mission control, where one spokesman even labeled him a complainer and questioned his work ethic.

57.   His mission control expects him to exit South America near Rio Grande, Brazil, on Friday and begin his Atlantic crossing.

58.   His mission control in St. Louis suggested the lower altitude to help avoid thunderstorms over Uruguay and to catch favorable winds for entry into the South Atlantic.

59.   Inside mission control, a giant map charted the path of the Soyuz capsule and Mir until the two became one just north of the Aral Sea.

60.   Inside Russian mission control, a giant map charted the path of the Soyuz capsule and Mir until the two became one just north of the Aral Sea.