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\nAfter a two-day flight in space, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov arrived at the International Space Station at 07:39<\/a> GMT (09:39<\/a> CEST).\n<\/p>\n \nThe automated rendezvous sequence began about two hours before docking, with the crew ready to take over manually if required. The trio opened the spacecraft hatch at 10:15<\/a> GMT (12:15<\/a> CEST) to join six astronauts already in space, bringing the total number of people on the Station to nine, for the first time since 2013.\n<\/p>\n \nAndreas\u2019 ESA \u2018iriss\u2019 mission lasts ten days and he is devoting his time in space to test new technologies and improving space operations. His activities include testing a new water-cleaning membrane that mimics nature, hands-free goggles to help with complex tasks, a tight-fitting suit to alleviate back pain common in astronauts and driving three different rovers on Earth to prepare for missions farther away in our Solar System.\n<\/p>\n \nFollow the whole mission with live updates via the iriss mission blog http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/iriss<\/a> and on Twitter via @esaoperations\n<\/p>\n \nConnect with Andreas at: http:\/\/andreasmogensen.esa.int\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \t\t\t\t\t \nAfter a two-day flight in space, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov arrived at the International Space Station at 07:39<\/a> GMT (09:39<\/a> CEST).\n<\/p>\n \nThe automated rendezvous sequence began about two hours before docking, with the crew ready to take over manually if required. The trio opened the spacecraft hatch at 10:15<\/a> GMT (12:15<\/a> CEST) to join six astronauts already in space, bringing the total number of people on the Station to nine, for the first time since 2013.\n<\/p>\n \nAndreas\u2019 ESA \u2018iriss\u2019 mission lasts ten days and he is devoting his time in space to test new technologies and improving space operations. His activities include testing a new water-cleaning membrane that mimics nature, hands-free goggles to help with complex tasks, a tight-fitting suit to alleviate back pain common in astronauts and driving three different rovers on Earth to prepare for missions farther away in our Solar System.\n<\/p>\n \nFollow the whole mission with live updates via the iriss mission blog http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/iriss<\/a> and on Twitter via @esaoperations\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n