Russians set launch date for Priroda; delay alters Lucid's schedule

Russia has set a March 10, 1996, launch date for Priroda, the fourth and final module to be attached to the Mir space station, but it won't be completely activated when U.S. astronaut Shannon W. Lucid arrives a week an a half later for a five-month stay. An RSC Energia official at the Russian...

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