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Russian freighter arrives at International Space Station
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Anticipating upgraded spaceships, SpaceX builds final first-generation Dragon cargo craft
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Soyuz capsule swaps docking ports on space station, clearing way for new arrival
Flying by hand, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov undocked his Soyuz space capsule from the International Space Station late Sunday (U.S. time) and maneuvered the ship to a new parking spot on the million-pound research complex, clearing the way for the arrival of a new Soyuz spacecraft Monday night after aborting its first approach.