Russian capsule docks with international space station

The capsule carrying the first paying female space tourist docked smoothly at the international space station today.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2006 - 09:01

The capsule carrying the first paying female space tourist docked smoothly at the international space station today.

Officials at Russia's Mission Control applauded as the ship carrying Iranian-born American telecommunications entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin and US astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria parked at the orbiting station.

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