101. American astronaut Norman Thagard, who will return to earth aboard the Atlantis, has been monitoring their work from inside the Mir station. 102. American astronauts Bursch and Carl Walz and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko, the new station commander, will stay until May. 103. American astronauts Daniel Bursch and Carl Walz and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko spent their last full day aboard the space station on Friday giving advice to their replacements. 104. American astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms have said repeatedly that they would extend a warm welcome to whoever brings their new Soyuz. 105. American astronaut Eugene Cernan escaped a helicopter crash in the southern parts of the Czech Republic without injuries, an official said Sunday. 106. American astronaut Jim Voss assured Mission Control in Houston that the three visitors were being shown all the safety equipment, like fire extinguishers and oxygen masks. 107. American astronaut Michael Foale is to wait in an escape capsule in case the crew needs to evacuate the space station. 108. American astronaut Michael Foale was to stand by in the Soyuz capsule in case the crew needed to escape the space station and return to Earth. 109. American astronaut Michael Foale will wait in an escape capsule in case the crew has to evacuate. 110. American astronaut Michael Foale, who will remain on Mir with the new Russian crew, worked Tuesday on his scientific experiments, the spokeswoman said. |