Russian craft docks with space station

A Russian cargo ship packed with supplies and equipment docked successfully with the international space station today, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.

The Progress M-50 ship docked automatically with the orbiting station on schedule at 9.01am Moscow time (5.01 am), said Irina Manshilina, a spokeswoman at Russian mission control outside Moscow.