1.   An American astronaut, Michael Foale, is aboard the Mir, and NASA officials are regularly present at the Russian mission control center outside Moscow.

2.   But a duty official at the Russian mission control center declined to provide his name, or discuss any details and slammed down the phone.

3.   Dave Gruel, the activity director, sat at one large terminal in the mission command center, watching for any signs of mechanical failure.

4.   JR on mission Star center Jeremy Roenick punctuated his first day of camp by saying he will have no comment on the Tkachuk situation.

5.   Television pictures of the successful docking were transmitted from the Progress cargo ship to the mission control center here.

6.   Television pictures of the successful docking were transmitted from the cargo ship, Progress, to the mission control center here outside Moscow.

7.   The Russian mission control center then instructed the crew to turn on the Elektron unit.

8.   A mission control center at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, will monitor the flight and weather conditions communicating regularly via e-mail and satellite phone.

9.   A mission control center at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, will monitor the flight and weather conditions and communicate regularly via e-mail and satellite phone.

10.   A mission control center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, will monitor the flight and weather conditions and communicate regularly via e-mail and satellite phone.