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Mir repairs burden spacewalkers face to save station
Cosmonauts may have to enter the ruptured Spektr lab module to connect power lines and replace a hatch to restore power to Mir. Commander Vasily Tsibliyev and Alexander Lazutkin would remove the sealed hatch and splice cables to onboard solar batteries, while NASA’s Jerry Linenger warns the move is tight and dangerous. Foale would stay in the Soyuz ready to escape if needed. much remains uncertain about depressurization, re pressurization, and the hull breach extent.
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Mir
Russia
Spektr Lab
NASA
Jerry Linenger
Vasily Tsibliyev
Alexander Lazutkin
Spektr
Michael Foale
Frank Culbertson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration