European cargo ship docks at space station

From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) | Date: April 4, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - 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 ...

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