Mir crew installs new computer

The Mir space station crew installed a new computer to replace one that failed Friday. The "orientation and docking management computer ... is now controlling the station," said an official of Mission Control near Moscow. Malfunction of the old computer prompted the crew to rely on a backup system...

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