Cargo arrives at space station

Moscow - A cargo craft carrying supplies docked with the International Space Station yesterday in preparation for the first long…

Moscow - A cargo craft carrying supplies docked with the International Space Station yesterday in preparation for the first long-term manned mission to the orbital laboratory, officials were quoted as saying.

Officials at Mission Control outside Moscow said Progress M1-3 docked with the station at 9.13p.m Irish time.

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