11.   The crew consists of Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Avdeyev, and German astronaut Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency.

12.   The crew includes a German astronaut from the European Space Agency.

13.   The mission also included a Canadian and a German astronaut.

14.   Two cosmonauts and a German astronaut left the orbiting Russian space station Mir on Sunday and returned safely to Earth.

15.   Two Russian cosmonauts and a German astronaut left the orbiting Russian space station Mir on Sunday and safely returned to Earth, news agencies reported.

16.   Two Russian cosmonauts and a German astronaut were coming back to Earth Thursday after six months on the orbiting Mir space station.

17.   German astronaut Thomas Reiter and mission commander Yuri Gidzenko will make the trip while Sergei Avdeyev will stay at the station.

18.   A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a German astronaut to the Mir space station lifted off successfully Monday.

19.   A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a German astronaut to the Mir space station lifted off Monday, a Russian television station reported.

20.   Two German astronauts have started training in Star City, the space centre north of Moscow.