To resolve the problem , flight engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin installed jumper cables to a failed sensor Friday , allowing the hooks to open . A spacecraft has undocked after jumper cables helped fix a glitch . The trio -- one American and two American -- are scheduled to return to Earth early Saturday . Columbia says the delay happened after hooks and latches on the docking port did not release .
A spacecraft has undocked after jumper cables helped fix a glitch . The trio -- one American and two American -- are scheduled to return to Earth early Saturday . Columbia says the delay happened after hooks and latches on the docking port did not release .