Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station as of Dec. 22, 2009. Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) docks to the Zarya nadir port, bringing NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, all Expedition 22 flight engineers, to the ISS. Progress 35 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 20 (TMA-16) remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port. The Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) is linked to the Zvezda's zenith port
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Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station as of Dec. 22, 2009. Soyuz 21 (TMA-17) docks to the Zarya nadir port, bringing NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, all Expedition 22 flight engineers, to the ISS. Progress 35 resupply vehicle is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Soyuz 20 (TMA-16) remains docked to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port. The Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) is linked to the Zvezda's zenith port