MIRNEWS.144    28 AUGUST 1992

EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Next month the cosmonauts will carry out 4 or 5 spacewalks. Main task will be
the installation of the VDU (attitude control motor) in the top of the
Soforamast on the Kvant-1 module. The first EVA will take place on 3.09.92, 2d
on 7.09., 3d on 11.09, and 4th on 15.09.92. If necessary a 5th EVA will be
carried out on 19.09.92. 

FLIGHT OF ISRAELIAN GUESTCOSMONAUT:

Difficult negociations about such a flight are still going on. TsPK did not yet
start any training for Israelian cosmonauts. 

C.M. van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK-3202.