![]() International Space Station September 15, 2023 The Soyuz spacecraft hatch opened at 5:16pm ET today expanding the space station's population to 10 less than six hours after the crew ship launched from Kazakhstan. The US’s O’Hara praised the station’s “legacy” and said it had been bringing the countries together. “We hear each other there, and we understand each other, and we are very sensitive to our relationships,” he said. Russia’s Kononenko alluded to the strained geopolitical tensions during a pre-flight press conference on Thursday, saying that “unlike on earth” cosmonauts and astronauts took care of each other in space. The ISS remains a rare venue for cooperation between the US and Russia, whose ties broke down after Moscow unleashed its offensive in Ukraine last year. 4JTtfcgQZCĪt the orbiting station, the trio will join the crew of three Russians, two Americans and one Japanese, along with a representative of the European Space Agency. Liftoff! of and two cosmonaut crewmates are on their way to the They’ll dock about three hours from now. The crew docked at the ISS three hours later, at 18:53 GMT, the Russian space agency said. ![]() Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 SpaceX crew docks at International Space Station list 2 of 4 China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to space station list 3 of 4 Photos: China launches new crew for space station list 4 of 4 Saudi, US astronauts splash down on return from space station end of list
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