U.S. ASTRONAUT TAKES CHARGE.(MAIN)

Byline: Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An American astronaut formally took charge of the international space station Friday, taking over from a Russian cosmonaut who said he was going to miss his ``space house.''

``We were so happy to live here, to work here,'' Valery Korzun said in a change-of-command ceremony full of naval tradition.

Korzun said it was a sad time for him and his two crewmates, who will depart aboard shuttle Endeavour on Monday after a …