¡¡¡¡MOSCOW, Oct. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia's crewed Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft, launched two days ago, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, mission control said.

¡¡¡¡The spacecraft was carrying three astronauts, Alexander Kaleri from Russia, NASA astronaut Michael Foale and Spanish Pedro Duque from the European Space Agency (ESA).

¡¡¡¡The spacecraft was lifted off at 0538 GMT Saturday from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on its eighth mission to the ISS. Enditem

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