1.   With its latest addition, the station has grown to four permanent components and a Russian Progress cargo capsule temporarily docked at one end.

2.   His capsule docked with Mir two days later.

3.   The Soyuz capsule docked with space station Alpha two days after rocketing away from Kazakstan.

4.   There would still be enough time for the shuttle to get out of the way to allow the Russian capsule to dock on Monday.

5.   This will be the first time a Soyuz capsule docks with the international space station, parts of which have been flying for two years.

6.   Tsibliyev and Lazutkin are to return to Earth on Thursday on one of two Soyuz capsules currently docked with the space station.

7.   Tsibliyev and Lazutkin are to return to Earth on Thursday aboard one of two Soyuz-TM capsules currently docked with the space station.