MIRNEWS.326                      3 SEPTEMBER 1996
  
  Progress-M32 redocked at the MIR space station. 
  
  Today Pr-M32 concluded her autonomous flight.  This
  flight began on 18.08.1996 , so 1 day berfore the docking
  of Soyuz-TM24.  Approach and docking took place 1 orbit
  later than originally planned and was executed in the
  automatic mode with the system Kurs. 
  The docking at the aft docking port (Kvant, +X-axis)  was
  accomplished on 3.09 at 09.35.21UTC.  For those
  monitoring operations like this the delay of this
  operation until orbit  60212 from 0927-0932UTC  was a
  piece of good luck because of the fact that they could
  monitor the final phase of the operation. 
  Commander Korzun observed the approach via the displays
  of the systems LIV and TORU and reported distances,
  approach speeds and manoeuvres around the  X-axis.  When
  both objects disappeared behind the horizon the distance
  was 95 meters and the appr. speed 0.8 M/sec. 
  During the pass in orb. 60213 from 1102-1108UTC it was
  obvious that Pr-M32 was a part of the MIR-complex again. 
  Meanwhile Korzun had corrected the attitude of the
  complex.  He got orders not to carry out the airseal
  checks and the opening of the hatch today. 
   
  (So in a relative short periode the Russians 
  successfully accomplished crucial operations.  As far as 
  Russian spaceflight is concerned Aleksandr Lebedj has
  nothing to worry about!!)
  
  
  Chris v.d. Berg,  NL-9165/A-UK3202
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