An upgraded Russian unmanned spacecraft successfully linked up with the International Space Station yesterday on its second attempt to test a new docking system, Russia's space agency said.
The docking set aside doubts over the new Kurs-NA rendezvous system that will deliver astronauts and future cargoes to the orbital station after a botched test when equipment malfunctioned due to low temperatures earlier this week.
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