The docking operation marked the arrival of Nasa astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky.

A striking time-lapse video features the ISS flying above cities at night before passing over a stunning aurora.

The crew will consist of Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit ...