ISS Beckons As Discovery Departs Mir

The shuttle Discovery astronauts were to undock from Mir on June 8 and prepare for landing on June 12, completing U.S./Russian joint operations on the aging outpost and setting the stage for more ambitious flights to assemble the new International Space Station (ISS) starting late this year. Mission...

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