1.   Astronaut Michael Foale and his Russian hosts, Vasily Tsibliev and Alexander Lazutkin, are relying on the lifeboat for transportation to Earth if the situation aboard Mir worsens.

2.   Foale, who along with his two Russian hosts, survived the June collision, began his four-month stay aboard Mir in mid-May.

3.   Foale and his two Russian hosts managed to stave off disaster by isolating the Spektr compartment from the rest of the outpost.

4.   His official Russian hosts were less amused.

5.   She also has assisted her Russian hosts, Yuri Onufrienko and Yuri Usachev, with station operations.

6.   Thanking his Russian hosts for the opportunity, Thagard said his experiences demonstrate that the two countries can work cooperatively aboard a space station.

7.   The shuttle astronauts also offered their Russian hosts fresh carnations.

8.   The sixth American to visit Mir, Wolf will remain aloft until mid-January with his Russian hosts, Anatoly Solovyev and Pavel Vinogradov.

9.   Though Trafton said his Russian host did not expound on the proposal, several Russian Interfax News Agency and U.S. trade publication reports offer some details.

10.   To the obvious discomfort of his Russian hosts, he occasionally lapsed into English to respond to Western reporters.