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The International Space Station's hatch opens for the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, welcoming four astronautsm Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn and Matthias Maurer. They are kicking off a six-month stay on the orbiting outpost. IMAGES
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov hug their International Space Station crewmates before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to Earth. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev closes the hatch of the capsule. NASA, earlier in March, said tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact on ISS operations or the planned return of an American astronaut aboard a Russian capsule later this month. There have been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old stranded on the outpost. There had been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old Vande Hei stranded on the outpost. IMAGES
The door connecting SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule and the International Space Station opens, minutes before the astronauts enter the ISS. IMAGES
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov bid farewell to the International Space Station (ISS) as they close the hatch of the spacecraft ahead of their return to Earth after 185 days in space. [COMPLETES VIDI9877HY_EN] IMAGES
Four astronauts on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule fly through the opening hatch into the ISS. The crew members -- three Americans and one Japanese -- hug and high-five the ISS crew, with astronaut Soichi Noguchi releasing a soft toy into the cabin as he arrives. IMAGES