John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting

John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting
Pablo Picasso Card Player painting
Russian Mission Control chief Vladimir Solovyov said experts were studying data to work out why ground control had lost contact with Mir around 7 a.m. EST on Monday. The incident sparked fears of an uncontrolled return to earth by the 130-ton Mir with possible catastrophic consequences if debris struck populated regions. Solovyov moved to quash such concerns: "There is no threat. Mir will not fall on our heads tomorrow nor on New Year's."He said a sudden discharge of all batteries aboard Mir was responsible for the communications breakdown but what had caused the loss of power remained a mystery. The batteries were now accumulating energy. Once they are fully charged, computers will start checking equipment on board to identify the fault, he said.