Soyuz An New Station Crew Fly-Around The Outpost

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with two cosmonauts and an American astronaut onboard is making a looping fly-around of the International Space Station before a final approach to the outpost.

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kalery is at the controls of the Soyuz, which is scheduled to dock at the Russian Poisk -- or "Search" -- module of the station, located on the Earth-facing port of the Zvezda Service Module.

Docking is scheduled for 8:01 p.m.

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ABOUT THE IMAGE: Click to enlarge the NASA TV screen grab, which shows the Russian Soyuz spacecraft as it begins a fly-around to line up with the Poisk docking compartment on the Russian side of the station.