Still, many cosmonauts are concerned that without Mir, Russia will be forced to step into secondary roles to the U.S. in space. Meanwhile, when silence fell upon the Mir control center, workers there said their futures lie with the new station. Russia will supply the new station with Soyuz ships ferrying crews to and from space and Progress cargo vessels hauling up food and equipment. Alexander Subakov is a mission control expert who was part of the calculations of Mir's descent. He immediately began his new job at the Russian control consoles for the international station on Friday.
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