71.   The Russian astronauts on Mir are Yuri Onufrienko and Yuri Usachev, who have been aboard the space station for a month.

72.   The seven astronauts were hours away from boarding when the incident occurred.

73.   The shuttle astronauts will be awakened shortly before sunrise, dine and don their bright orange flight suits.

74.   The seven astronauts are prepared for two weeks in orbit.

75.   The shuttle astronauts are able to communicate with their loved ones daily by electronic mail with laptop computers.

76.   The remaining four astronauts are to work as two teams dividing the spacewalking duties and hands-on Hubble work on alternate days.

77.   The three astronauts were crammed aboard a spacecraft designed for one.

78.   The scorch marks were minor, engineers said, and the astronauts were never in any added danger.

79.   The seven astronauts were on course to rendezvous with the station late Saturday, and were to dock just before midnight CDT.

80.   The West Point manufacturer may not be bowling over investors, but astronauts are happy with it.