Russian Capsule Carrying 3 Docks with Space Station (Update) 21 July 2019

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Russian capsule carrying 3 docks with space station (Update) 21 July 2019

been aboard since March.

The crew patch for the expedition echoes the one from Apollo 11's 1969 lunar mission.

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures to his relatives from a bus prior the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian

leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/, Pool) Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures to his relatives from a bus prior the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased A Russian space capsule with three astronauts Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, aboard has docked with the International Space 2019. (AP Photo/, Pool) Station after a fast-track trip to the orbiting laboratory.

The Soyuz capsule docked at 22:48 GMT Saturday, just six hours and 20 minutes after blasting off from Russia's launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

The launch took place on the 50th anniversary of the day U.S. astronauts landed on the moon.

The capsule is carrying Andrew Morgan of the United States on his first spaceflight, Russian Alexander Skvortsov on his third mission to the space station and Italian Luca Parmitano.

They will join Russian Alexey Ovchinin and Americans Nick Hague and Christina Koch have From left: U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian

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cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Italian astronaut crew of the expedition to the International Space Station Luca Parmitano, members of the main crew of the (ISS), gestures, prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-13 expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), walk space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Lovetsky) Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Yuri Kochetkov, Pool)

U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut (ISS), gestures to his relatives from a bus prior the Alexander Skvortsov Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased member of the main crew of the expedition to the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, International Space Station (ISS), wave to their relatives 2019. (AP Photo/, Pool) boarding to a bus prior the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Yuri Kochetkov, Pool)

From left: U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, members of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), report to head or Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin prior Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian

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leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, left, and Russian Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov speak prior to the Lovetsky) launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, speaks with his relatives through the safety glass prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main Lovetsky) crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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Russian Space Agency experts help U.S. astronaut Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, member of the main Andrew Morgan, member of the main crew of the crew of the expedition to the International Space Station expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), to (ISS), gestures prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-13 space stand up after inspecting his space suit prior the launch ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, of Soyuz MS-13 space ship at the Russian leased Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, Lovetsky) 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

U.S. astronaut Andrew Morgan, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, waves as he boards prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

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