MIRNEWS.309    7 JUNE 1996

5th Spacewalk (EVA) MIR-crew:

This EVA took place on 6.06.1996 between 1656UTC (opening of
the hatch) and 2030UTC (closing of the hatch). At the outer
surface of the Module Spektr they replaced a cassette of the
KOMZA-experiment (a Swiss experiment for the study of inert
interstellary gasses) and at the outside of Module-D (Kvant-2)
they installed some detectors for space dust and space debris:
an American instrument and the SKK-11, a Russian made device.
The EVA lasted 1 hour longer than had been planned. Onufriyenko
and Usachov needed for their work and movements considera
bly more time than had been foreseen in the so called cyclogram for
this EVA. During the EVA communications took also place via the
geostationary satellite Altair-1 (Cosmos-2054). Now and then the EVA
cosmonauts gave instructions to Shannon Lucid who was on duty
inside the complex and observed the EVA through portholes.

6th EVA:

Still on schedule for 13.06.96. Times not yet decided.
Task: Installation of the Ferma-3 girder construction at
the outersurface of the astrophysical module Kvant-1.

Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.