Shuttle crew readies Mir docking module for installation

Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis yesterday positioned a Russian-built docking module for installation on the Mir orbital station in a maneuver planned for early today. Canadian Chris Hadfield used the Shuttle's robot arm to position the 15-foot-long module a few inches above the Orbiter...

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