NASA's Expedition 17 arrives at International Space Station

The Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft is prepared for liftoff in Kazakhstan on April 6, 2008. The spacecraft, which launched April 8, carried European astronauts to the International Space Station, successfully docking on April 10, 2008 at 8:57 a.m., beginning their 6 day stay aboard the station. (UPI Photo/Victor Zelentsov/NASA)