Discovery shuttle docks safely despite hitch

Space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the International Space Station today after its astronauts overcame a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking.

Discovery shuttle docks safely despite hitch

Space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the International Space Station today after its astronauts overcame a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking.

Shuttle commander Alan Poindexter and his crew relied on other navigation devices to approach the orbiting outpost.

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