ISS Crew Receives Supplies From Soyuz

The Russian Rocket Soyuz arrived at the International Space Station early on Sunday morning, bringing fresh supplies and scientific equipment and the promise of a trip home for the two-man ISS crew. The Soyuz lifted off from ABC also reveals: One of Krikalev and Phillips' key tasks during their six-month mission will be to observe the condition of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery when it arrives in the first shuttle launch since the Columbia shuttle disaster on Feb. 1, 2003. The two will conduct a photo survey of the Discovery's insulating tiles as the shuttle docks. Since the Columbia disaster, the Russian Soyuz capsule has been the only means of getting astronauts to the station. Russian cargo ships alone have delivered fresh supplies in the interim. Read Murdok. Visit Murdok for the