MOSCOW - A modernized Russian cargo ship has brought holiday gifts and vital supplies to the International Space Station.
Russian mission control spokesman Valery Lyndin says the unmanned Progress M-01M docked safely with the station on schedule.
Station crewman Yuri Lonchakov took over the docking process manually after an automatic system brought the Progress within about 20 metres.
Lyndin said the reason for the switch to a manual docking was not immediately clear.
The M-01M has a new main computer, a fully digital telemetric system and other improvements over older Progress craft.
The Progress delivered propellant, oxygen and water as well as equipment and hardware and personal items for Lonchakov and his two American crewmates.
