Problems prompt manual docking at space station

November 30th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Problems prompt manual docking at space station (AP)

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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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