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[b]Soyuz TMA-14M docks to space station[/b] Soyuz TMA-14M commander Alexander Samokutyaev and flight engineers Butch Wilmore and Elena Serova safely docked to the space-facing Poisk module of the International Space Station on Wednesday (Sept. 25) at 9:11 p.m. CDT (0211 GMT Sept. 26). Upon reaching its preliminary orbit following a flawless launch, only one of two power-producing solar arrays on the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft deployed. The crew aboard the Soyuz and Russian flight controllers discussed the status of the spacecraft, which otherwise was in perfect shape, and so they pressed on to the space station. (Shortly after the docking, the port-side solar array fully deployed.) There are now five spacecraft docked to the station, its maximum visiting vehicle capacity. There are two Soyuz vehicles, one Progress resupply ship, ESA Georges LemaƮtre ATV-5 and the SpaceX Dragon commercial space freighter that arrived Tuesday morning. Hatches between the Soyuz and the space station will open around 10:55 p.m. CDT after leak and pressure checks. The TMA-14M crew will then float into their new home for a welcoming ceremony and congratulatory calls from family, friends and mission officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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