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The Soyuz TM-28 docking plans with Mir are threatened by possible problems with the station's automatic docking system, known as Kurs. It has reportedly malfunctioned in recent days. A test on Monday showed that the system was not responding to commands. "Well if they wanted it to respond to commands why did they name it Kurs? Maybe if they's called it 'Good Doggie' or 'Lassie' instead of Kurs it would have been more responsive."