Space Station Gets a Change of Crew
From Times Wire Reports
With only a few days left until they part company, the three new residents of the international space station formally accepted the reins from their predecessors.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Usachev, the station’s commander the last five months, shook hands with his replacement, U.S. astronaut Frank Culbertson.
Culbertson and his Russian crew mates will spend the next four months on the space station.
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