Astronauts Dock Early At International Space Station

The space shuttle program may be over, but that hasn't stopped astronauts from traveling to the International Space Station, the Associated Press reported. The Soyuz TMA-22 with NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and two Russian cosmonauts onboard docked with the station several minutes ahead of schedule. The mission's launch had been delayed for two months because of the crash of an unmanned cargo ship in August. American Michael Fossum, along with one Russian and a Japanese astronaut have been onboard since June and should return to Earth next week.