(News Terupdate) - The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station early Wednesday, completing a three-day orbital chase.
"Capture confirmed," the Johnson Space Center in Houston said at 12:06 a.m. ET.
The delicate docking maneuver took place while both spacecraft were circling the globe at about 17,500 mph (28,165 km/h).
Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center early Monday.
During the two-week mission, the six-member crew will deliver an Italian-built Tranquility node and a seven-windowed cupola to the station, which will be used as a control room for robotics. The mission also will include three spacewalks.
The space station will be about 90 percent complete once the node and cupola are added, NASA said.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Endeavour docks with international space station
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