Endeavour Docks with ISS; Cargo Transferred

By Mark Carreau .

HOUSTON — Endeavour’s crew unloaded the first of their primary payloads, the spare parts-laden Express Logistics Carrier-3, onto the International Space Station on May 18, shortly after shuttle commander Mark Kelly maneuvered the 247,000-lb. orbiter to a smooth docking.

The ELC-3 operations, methodically completed at 12:09 p.m., within 6 hr. of the docking, cleared the way for a ...

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