Spektr launched at last; cosmonauts reattach array in unscheduled EVA

Russia finally got its Spektr pressurized laboratory module off the ground and on the way to the Mir space station over the weekend, and the two cosmonauts aboard the orbiting Russian facility promptly donned spacesuits for another trip outside to prepare for the module's arrival June 1. Mission...

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