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<\/a>The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Kate Rubins<\/a> and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov docked to the International Space Station<\/a> at 4:48 a.m. EDT while both spacecraft were flying about 261 miles above the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n Aboard the space station, Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy<\/a> of NASA and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner will welcome the new crew members when the hatches between the two spacecraft are opened following standard pressurization and leak checks.<\/p>\n Watch the hatch opening on NASA TV and the agency\u2019s website<\/a> beginning at 6 a.m. for hatch opening targeted for 6:45 a.m.<\/p>\n For continued coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/<\/a>. Get space station news, images and features via social media on Instagram at: @iss<\/a>, ISS<\/a> on Facebook, and on Twitter @Space_Station<\/a> and @ISS_Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov docked to the International Space Station at 4:48 a.m. EDT while both spacecraft were flying about 261 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Aboard the space station, Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan \u2026 Continue reading