The Space Shuttle Docking Ring
			
		
		
		
			A space shuttle is again visiting the 
International Space Station (ISS).  
The STS-92 crew aboard 
Discovery have already 
delivered and installed a 
truss and a 
docking port on the growing orbiting 
space station.  
The station is being prepared for its first permanent crew, currently 
scheduled to be launched from 
Kazakstan on October 30.  
Pictured above, the shuttle's 
docking ring is being extended to enable a stable connection to the 
space station.