@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:glenn@ll-vlsi (09/18/85)
From: glenn@ll-vlsi.arpa (Glenn Chapman)
The USSR has launched a new manned mission to the Salyut 7 space station
today (Sept 17). The Soyuz T-14 spacecraft has a 3 man crew, two of
whom are new cosmonauts, while one spent time on Salyut 4 and 6. They are
expected to dock to the space station tomorrow, which has a two man
crew that has been up there for about 100 days.
This launch suggests that the current crew will be up there for a long
time as the Russians have generally switched Soyuz's every four months
when a long duration mission was planned for the Salyut. It also
indicates that the Salyut has been returned to operation by the
repairs done by the crew on board it.
Let us only hope that this continued Soviet presence in space will
help NASA get the funds for our own space station.
Glenn Chapman