Russian Soyuz spacecraft arrives at International Space Station

Saturday, 22 October 2016 1:44 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 22 October 2016 1:46 AM ]

Russia’s Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of US astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko blasts off to the ISS from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome on October 19, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station two days after launch.

The spacecraft completed its docking maneuver after blasting off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The Soyuz MS-02 had an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts on board.

They joined the 3 lab crew at the ISS after a warm welcome. The new crew’s two-day journey included orbiting the Earth 34 times while testing upgraded spacecraft system.

They will spend about four months at the ISS before returning home in late February 2017. They are expected to carry out many experiments in various fields aboard the station.

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