31.   According to current plans, the new crew will overlap with the current Russian crew for three weeks.

32.   Alpha commander Bill Shepherd and his Russian crew need more power in order to spread out in the complex where they have been living for the past month.

33.   American astronaut Michael Foale, who will remain on Mir with the new Russian crew, worked Tuesday on his scientific experiments, the spokeswoman said.

34.   Also, station commander Bill Shepherd and his Russian crew cannot have full run of the place until the new solar wings begin generating electricity.

35.   Among the Russian crew members are pilots who served in the Soviet war with Afghanistan and other war zones, ITAR-Tass said.

36.   American astronaut Michael Foale, who will remain on the Mir with the new Russian crew, was busy with his scientific experiments, the spokeswoman added.

37.   Atlantis delivered a fresh Russian crew to Mir and gave Thagard and his two crewmates a ride back home.

38.   At the time of the spill, it was under charter to a French firm, had a Russian crew and was sailing under a Liberian flag.

39.   Flight controllers beamed up a video of the launch that Shepherd and his Russian crew watched on a laptop computer.

40.   Four Russian crew members survived and were in protective custody.