1.   American shuttle astronauts successfully joined a second component in December.

2.   American shuttle astronauts use the same system.

3.   And so, this carbon copy of the American shuttle was shelved.

4.   Even so, American shuttles and the Russian Mir space station have succeeded in linking up flawlessly in a series of warm-up missions in the past two years.

5.   He is the second Russian to fly on an American shuttle.

6.   Russian space officials have said that because of their financial problems, they have come to rely on American shuttle visits to ferry supplies and equipment to Mir.

7.   The American shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to follow in early September with seven astronauts and cosmonauts.

8.   The rocket is on a mechanical crawler with tank-like treads that slowly move it to a launching pad, as American shuttles are transported.

9.   The two former rivals quickly made plans to dock the American shuttle with the Russian Mir space station.

10.   They will have their first callers next month, when the solar panels are delivered by an American shuttle to provide power for the station.