After a long wait the hatch seperating the Soyuz spacecraft crew Alexander, Reid and Maxim was opened at 5:52 CEST. The crew were welcomed aboard the International Space Station by Steve Swanson, Oleg Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov. They immediatly had a call home with family and friends.

Hatch open

Hatch open

Hugs

Hugs

Conference with family and friends

Conference with family and friends