A Russian space capsule carrying an Italian, a Russian and an American hurtled safely home to Earth from the International Space Station today, landing softly on the marshy Central Asian steppes in the early-morning darkness.

A RUSSIAN cosmonaut and US astronaut got some belated Christmas turkey along with vital supplies yesterday when an unmanned cargo ship docked at the international space station, ending shortages that had forced the crew to ration dwindling supplies. The Progress M-51 faultlessly docked at the orbiting station on Christmas Day.

Stargazers will tonight be treated to one more glimpse of the international space station.

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked Saturday at the international space station, where another Russian-US team has spent six months.

A Russian rocket carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the international space station streaked into orbit today – another crew rotation in a Russian space vehicle filling in for US space shuttles.