41.   The three spacecraft performed an intricate ballet, sparkling in the sunshine against the blackness of space.

42.   The three spacecraft sparkled in the sunshine against the blackness of space.

43.   The two spacecraft were linked for one week, but the hatches between them had remained sealed until yesterday.

44.   The two spacecraft were linked for one week, but the hatches between them had remained sealed until Friday.

45.   The two spacecraft were soaring above the South Pacific when they finally joined up.

46.   The two spacecraft will be docked together for one week.

47.   This will be almost the same position where the two spacecraft linked up last Friday.

48.   It was the fourth rendezvous between the two spacecraft.

49.   The space rendez-vous is set four months after the first joint mission involving the two spacecraft.

50.   The shuttle mission will bring supplies up to Mir as well as feature joint exercises between the crew members of the two spacecraft.