MOSCOW - Russia's Mir space station turned back to face the sun yesterday after the crew fixed the latest in a series of problems aboard the 11-yearold craft, Mission Control said. Mir's main computer failed on Monday, shutting off the gyrodine devices which help align its solar panels with the sun. The crew repaired the computer overnight and restarted it early yesterday.
Crew of `Mir' repairs computer
MOSCOW - Russia's Mir space station turned back to face the sun yesterday after the crew fixed the latest in a series of problems…
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