MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia's crewed Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, launched two days ago, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, mission control said.

    The spacecraft was carrying three astronauts, Gennady Padalka from Russia, NASA astronaut Michael Fincke and Dutchman Andre Kuipers from the European Space Agency (ESA).

    The spacecraft was lifted off Monday morning from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on its ninth mission to the ISS. Enditem