ISS027-E-011331 (6 April 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander, prepares to open the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) hatch to welcome NASA astronaut Ron Garan, along with Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyaev, all flight engineers, to the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-21 docked to the MRM2 at 7:09 (EDT) on April 6, 2011.

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