Busy Space Station: 3 Soyuz Now Docked to ISS

One of three Soyuz docked to ISS. Credit: NASA

The International Space Station is taking on the look and feel of a busy space way station, with three Soyuz now docked and a current crew count of nine. Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev along with spaceflight participant Guy Lalibert� arrived at the ISS, docking their Soyuz TMA-16 to the aft end of the Zvezda service module at 4:35 a.m. EDT Friday. Williams and Suraev are relieving Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt who will depart on Oct. 10 along with the Canadian visitor, Lalibert� (the one with the clown nose, below). Watch the docking video below, along with another video of the hatch opening and the new crew members entering the station.

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