On 27.04.96 Priroda has been redocked from the -X to the +Z axis. This operation began at 0830 UTC and lasted app. 2 hours. During the first pass of the complex for our position (orb. 58211, 1310-1319 UTC) the cosmonauts just finished the airseal checks and opened the K.V.D., the valve for the equalisation of the pressure. The cosmonauts also took air samples of the atmosphere inside Priroda for analyses. Just before LOS (Loss of Signal) for our position the hatch to Priroda was opened.

Power supply problems: Radio traffic during 27, 28 and 29.04.96 revealed that the cosmonauts worked on problems regarding the power supply of Priroda. After the redocking Priroda will get power from the S.E.P. (power supply system) of the Mir complex.

Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.