Manned Soyuz Capsule Reaches Space Station

A Russian Soyuz capsule has landed at the International Space Station, after a two-month delay following the failure of an unmanned Russian cargo ship. Officials said the capsule reached the orbiting laboratory Thursday, less than six hours after its launch from the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. Officials at the U.S. space agency NASA say the Soyuz orbited the Earth four times before docking at the space station. Launch of the manned mission to the space station was delayed after the...

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