Russian craft are keeping the ISS supplied
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A Russian cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
The unmanned craft was carrying around 2.5 tonnes of supplies including a spare part needed to replace a hose which recently caused an air leak.
Russian spacecraft have been the only link to the ISS since the loss a year ago of the US space shuttle Columbia.
The Progress cargo vessel also delivered personal letters to the two crewmen, an American and a Russian.
Astronaut Michael Foale and Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri are half-way through a six-month tour of duty aboard the ISS.
The Progress docked with the station at 1313 GMT on Saturday, Russia's mission control announced.
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