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Commentator: Less than one kilometer away from docking.
The Soyuz spacecraft closing at a rate
of three-and-a-half meters per second at the correct speed.
Once the Soyuz docks, or comes into contact and capture, with the Rassvet module
on the Earth-facing side of the Russian segment
of the International Space Station's Zarya module, there will be a few seconds worth
of opportunity for the two spacecraft's relative motion to dampen out against one another.
They will come to a stable position
of the two docking interfaces which will stop relative motion.
That will enable the docking probe to be retracted.
Basically, drawing in the Rassvet module for a hard mate enabling hooks and latches to close
at the docking interface and set the stage for the intiation
of three hours worth of leak checks.
Russian interpreter: Final approach rate nominal.
Copy. Small movement of the target relative to the center
of [Russian], but that's within nominal range.
Okay, the station-keeping command is on.
Okay Satoshi.
Okay, go ahead and begin, bring the...
Initiate the whole string.
Okay. Let Satoshi select the command.
Rate nominal.
Raw maneuver complete.
Prepare the line.
Target is one cell to the right from the center of [Russian].
Everything is normal.
Proceeding with final approach.
Standing by for contact.
Target is in the center.
Rate is nominal.
We still have some roll left.
Yes. Still it remains small roll.
Half cell to the right from the center of [Russian].
Approaching the center.
Prepare the line.
Standing by for contact.
About two meters.
Standing by.
Contact confirmed.
Commentator: Docking confirmed.
The International Space Station in free drift.
[Russian mission transmissions] Russian interpreter: Congratulations Sergei.
[Mike Fossum laughing] Russian interpreter: Okay.
Commentator: The hearty laugh of Mike Fossum signaling the arrival of three new residents
of the International Space Station.
Docking confirmed at 4:18 p.m. Central time as the Soyuz TMA-02M
and the International Space Station flew 218 statute miles
to the northeast of Rio de Janeiro.