Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the country's first home-built space center which will serve as a base for the launch of research satellites.

A gathering of international scientists in India is highlighting the new capabilities of Asian nations to reach outer space. As Anjana Pasricha reports, more than 2,000 aerospace experts are debating the future direction of space exploration.

The Progress M-61 cargo spacecraft carrying food, water, and fuel supplies for the crew, and equipment to repair onboard computers has automatically docked with the global orbital station, the mission control said.