EUROMIR EXTENSION

The European Space Agency and Russia are planning a 44-day extension to their EuroMir flight. ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter and cosmonauts Sergei Avdeev and Yuri Ghidzenko were launched to Mir Sept. 5 for what was planned as a 135-day flight. But a six-week extension is necessary because of Russian...

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