The European Space Agency (ESA) will propose a third Euromir mission to the Mir 1 Russian space station in 1998, at the Council of Ministers meeting in Toulouse on 18-20 October. The second Euromir mission, carrying German astronaut Thomas Reiter, was launched aboard Soyuz TM22 from Baikonur on 3 September.
Reiter, who will make a 135-day flight and a space walk, will conduct an array of ESA experiments, but will also spend one-third of his time in space helping to maintain the aging station, which was launched in 1986 and which will be mothballed in 1998. The Euromir 1 and 2 missions, costs $25 million.
Source: Flight International