from online story posted at MSNBC dot-com
The space shuttle Endeavour arrived for one last visit to the International Space Station on Wednesday after a two-day orbital chase.
Endeavour and its six astronauts docked at the orbiting laboratory at 6:14 a.m. ET. It will take the crews on both the station and shuttle about two hours to check the seal between their spacecraft for any leaks, and then open the hatch to meet up with each other.
Endeavour made its last liftoff Monday morning, beginning a 16-day mission to orbit. The shuttle will stay at the space station until May 29, when it will undock to begin the trek back to Earth for good.
Commander Mark Kelly is leading Endeavour's veteran six-man crew. His crewmates include pilot Greg Johnson as well as Michael Fincke, Andrew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori. Their addition to the space station will double the outpost's population. Currently living aboard the station as part of the Expedition 27 mission are commander Dmitry Kondratyev of Russia and flight engineers Ron Garan and Catherine Coleman of NASA, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko.The station residents were apparently excited to have visitors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43073844/ns/technology_and_science-space/
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