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