New Russian cosmonaut team arrives at International Space Station!

The International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Мatveev and Sergei Korsakov walk before boarding the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft prior to the launch at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 18, 2022. /CFP

Three Russian cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-U.S. presence in orbit.

The rendezvous came about three hours and 10 minutes after the Soyuz spacecraft carrying the new cosmonaut team lifted off from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

"Congratulations on the successful docking," a voice from Russia's mission control said moments later, according to an English translator speaking during a live NASA webcast of the event.

Source(s): Reuters