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European Ship Docks at Space Station

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From: AP Online
Date: 20080403
Author:MARCIA DUNN

A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut.

The unmanned cargo ship, called Jules Verne, was operated by flight controllers at a European Space Agency center in Toulouse, France.

NASA's Mission Control in Houston and Russia's control center outside Moscow kept close tabs on the operation, which culminated in the morning linkup more than 200 miles above the Atlantic. So did the three space station residents.

Twice over the past week, flight controllers in ...

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