61. Inside the Russian mission control, a giant map charted the path of the Soyuz capsule and Mir until the two became one just north of the Aral Sea. 62. It was replete with farewells and thanks in both languages for each other and their mission controls. 63. Khatami also toured Russian space mission control in Korolyov outside Moscow earlier this week, and expressed interest in buying both military and civilian aerospace technology. 64. Officials at Russian mission control said the crew fixed the gyroscopes that orient the station and its solar batteries toward the sun. 65. Russian mission control said the walk had begun on schedule and the mission was going well. 66. Rousing applause filled mission control outside Moscow when officials announced that the rocket had reached orbit. 67. Shuttleworth repeatedly praised his crew mates and the staff of Russian mission control. 68. Ten minutes after the satellite reached its preliminary orbit, it stopped responding to signals from mission control in Moscow and all communications were lost. 69. Ten minutes after the satellite reached its preliminary orbit, it stopped responding to signals from mission control at Khrunichev and all communications were lost. 70. The Chicago millionaire was expecting to reach Chile on Tuesday, said his mission control at Washington University in St. Louis. |