(26 Aug 1997) Russian/Nat
The Russian Spcae Cnetre says that overnight problems with the Mir Space station's oxygen-generating systems have been solved.
Its the last in a long line of repairs to the ailing space station.
Russian space officials said the oxygen-generating system was repaired on Monday night, just before the station's three man crew went to bed.
They had gone for several hours without fresh oxygen.
This morning the Russian deputy flight director Vladimir Solovyov reacted angrily to media reports from the United States about problems on the Mir, saying it was misinformation.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
We're using our direct line with the space station to check technical data. Concrete details, which we receive from the telemetric equipment which tells no lies as well as from the reports of the crew. We have no intention of discussing with our technical colleagues (the cosmonauts) the rumours that are put out on radio television or in print'.
SUPER CAPTION: Vladimir Solovyov, deputy flight controller
But there are still more repairs to be done on the station.
The crew are hoping to reconnect the batteries, one of which was damaged in a collision in June with an unmanned cargo ship.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
We will never be able to reconnect Spektr's batteries. One battery was lost irrevocably during the collision. Three batteries, that is three quarters of the energy we are trying to reconnect and hopefully will reconnect by the end of the week'.
SUPER CAPTION: Vladimir Solovyov, deputy flight controller
Mir has enough oxygen to last several days without the on-board systems.
This is the first time since February that a crew has had serious trouble with the backup system, in which solid-fuel canisters are ignited to produce oxygen.
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