Moscow, Sept 22, SPA -- Russian space officials on Wednesday delayed for two days the launch of a space craft to carry areplacement crew to the international space station, citingproblems with the vessel's docking system. The Soyuz space craft was scheduled to blast off fromRussia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Oct. 9 with Russiancosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and U.S. astronaut Leroy Chiao.They are to replace cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and astronautMike Fincke, who are winding down a six-month mission onthe orbiting station. On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Russian space agencysaid problems with the Soyuz's docking system had forcedofficials to reschedule the launch for Oct. 11.--SPA1441 Local Time 1141 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/203992
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