Beskrivning : After extensive negotiations and technical information exchanges between US and Russian space teams, the Russians concluded a close approach could be safely achieved and the STS-63 crew was given `go` to proceed. The R1U thruster manifold was closed and a backup thruster was selected for approach. Ship-to-ship radio contact with Mir was achieved well ahead of time, and Titov, who lived on Mir for more than a year, communicated excitedly with three cosmonauts aboard the space station: Mir 17 Commander Alexander Viktorenko; Flight Engineer Elena Kondakova; and Valery Polyakov, a physician who has broken Titov`s record for extended time in space.

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