[FPSPACE] FWD: Cargo ship docks with Mir space station

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Organization: Copyright 2000 by Agence France-Presse (via ClariNet)

Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 0:20:04 PDT

   MOSCOW, Oct 21 (AFP) - The Progress M-43 cargo spacecraft,  
carrying food, fuel and other supplies, docked with the Mir orbital 
space station at 1:16 am Saturday (2116 GMT Friday), space officials 
said Saturday. 
   The cargo ship, which blasted off from the Baikonur base in  
Kazakhstan on Monday, is preparing Mir for its next crew, which is 
due to board early next year.