MIRNEWS.367    2 JULY 1997

Progress-M34:

This naughty boy (or is it girl?) ceased its existence on 2.07.97 at
06.32.00UTC. Pr-M34 burnt up over a designated area in the Pacific East
of New Zeeland. During the autonomous flight until decay specialists used
Pr-M34 for tests in the framework of the investigations in the cause of
the fatal event on 25.06.1997.

Progress-M35:

The launch of this new freighter with a partly replaced cargo is on
schedule for 5.07.1997 at 04.11.54UTC. If all goes according to plan the
Pr-M35 has to link up with MIR's aft (+X) docking port on 7.07.1997 at
05.58.15UTC.

Cargo of Pr-M35:

The original cargo has been partly replaced by equipment needed for the
activities in relation to the Module Spektr during an internal spacewalk
. With Pr-M35 an Antares transceiver for communications between MIR and
TsUP via the geostationary satellite Altair-2 over 16 dgs West will be
brought to MIR.

The mysterious white flakes:

After MIRNEWS.366 went to the 'press' there was still a pass of MIR in
orb. 64927 in which Lazutkin reported that they did not see those flakes
after their first observation.

Morale on board MIR:

The morale is excellent. Tsibliyev regained his old flexibility and he is
very busy with the very complicated preparations for the internal EVA (so
in fact an IVA) which possibly will be executed in the night from 11 to
12.07.1997.

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