Shuttle docks with space station

Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost running for another decade.

Shuttle docks with space station

Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost running for another decade.

The platform – 16 feet by 14 feet – contained pumps, storage tanks and other equipment weighing hundreds of pounds each.

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