Atlantis, Mir dock; computer installation may extend mission

NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis may remain docked with Russia's Mir orbital station an extra day if problems crop up when a new main computer the Shuttle delivered to Mir is switched on, but in general the STS-86 mission launched last Thursday was proceeding smoothly yesterday. With Atlantis handling...

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