Problems prompt manual docking at space station

November 30, 2008 By STEVE GUTTERMAN , Associated Press Writer Problems prompt manual docking at space station (AP)

In this image provided by NASA the Progress capsule approaches the International Space Station prior to docking Sunday Nov. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- A Russian cosmonaut used a joystick to guide a modernized cargo ship to the international space station Sunday after problems with an automated system prompted a last-minute switch to a manual docking.

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