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Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

Unmanned European vessel hooks up to International Space Station

By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2008 1:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – European cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real...   Read full story »

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