<p><br /> A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has docked successfully at the International Space Station.<br /> </p><p><br /> A Russian Mission Control spokesman said the spacecraft hooked up with the orbiting station using an automatic docking system on Sunday.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Soyuz was launched Friday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.<br /> </p><p><br /> American Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russians Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko are joining the station's three current inhabitants.<br /> </p><p><br /> Within three days, a seven-person crew aboard the Shuttle Discovery will dock at the station for a 13-day mission. During this period, four women will be in space at the same time, which is a first in history.<br /> </p><p><br /> Nasa has cleared Discovery for a Monday morning launch.<br /> </p>
