After three days in space since their launch on May 15th 2012 the Soyuz TMA-04M Spacecraft docked with the Poisk module of the International Space Station today May 17th 2012 at 05:36 UTC.

Crew members on-board, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, will join Expedition 31 already on station. This crew are due to stay on-board for just over 4 months.