byThe Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
Discovery commander Mark Polansky closed in on the station at a tenth of a foot per second before latches automatically linked the spacecraft as they flew 220 miles above southeast Asia shortly before a sunrise.
“Capture confirmed,” Polansky told Mission Control and the space station.
About an hour before docking, Discovery did a slow back flip so the space station crew could photograph its belly for any signs of liftoff damage.
Discovery commander Mark Polansky closed in on the station at a tenth of a foot per second before latches automatically linked the spacecraft as they flew 220 miles above southeast Asia shortly before a sunrise.
“Capture confirmed,” Polansky told Mission Control and the space station.
About an hour before docking, Discovery did a slow back flip so the space station crew could photograph its belly for any signs of liftoff damage.
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