1.   In deft maneuvers, the Russian and U.S. shuttle crew connected the two components Sunday and Monday.

2.   The crew connected two segments of the old Seven-Mile Bridge for a helicopter rescue scene.

3.   The crew will connect power lines and prepare the first two modules for longer-term residents, who start arriving next year.

4.   Ground controllers now want the crew to connect them to the computer aboard another module, Kristall, which can control their alignment.

5.   Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to blast off Thursday with an American-made chamber that the six-person crew will connect to the Russian tug.

6.   The full results of the mission will be known only later in the week, when the crew will connect the cables to a computer.

7.   The crew quickly connected the new panel and reported its power output had doubled, Solovyov said.

8.   The full results of their work will be known only later in the week, when the crew will connect the cables to the computer.

9.   The message also said the Sagafjord was using emergency generators for lighting and its crew manually connected the tow lines.