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[b]Soyuz TMA-17M docks to space station[/b] Commander Oleg Kononenko and flight engineers Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui safely docked Soyuz TMA-17M to the Earth-facing side of the Rassvet mini research module at the International Space Station on Wednesday (July 22) at 9:45 p.m. CDT (0245 GMT July 23) as the two spacecraft were orbiting 250 miles above the Earth, tracking over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. The Soyuz arrived at the space station with only one of its two solar panel arrays deployed, but it did not hinder a successful docking. The crew reported that the panel extended after the docking. Hatches between the Soyuz and station were opened at 11:56 p.m. CDT after leak and pressure checks. The Soyuz TMA-17M crew then floated into their new home for the next five months for a welcoming ceremony and congratulatory calls from family, friends and officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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