Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft docks with space station

KOROLYOV - Russia’s Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, a report said.

The spacecraft lifted off on board a Soyuz-FG rocket Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. Its crew include US astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev and a Canadian space tourist Guy Laliberte.

The crew members will be carrying out 48 scientific experiments and work with the crews of three US space shuttles scheduled to arrive there during the next six months.

The ISS now hosts three Russian spaceships, including the Soyuz TMA-14 and the Soyuz TMA-15.

–RIA Novosti