NM18-304-016 (March-July 1995) --- Cosmonauts Vladimir N. Dezhurov (left) and Gennadiy M. Strekalov study a small model of the Mir Space Station prior to one of their five space walks. At a July 18 press coonference in Houston, the two told reporters that the model was helpful in locating strategic points on the various modules, for example, hand rails and foot restraints. Along with astronaut Norman E. Thagard, the two went onto spend 115 days on Mir.