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The new multinational crew approach the ISS in their Soyuz spacecraft earlier this week. At a change of command ceremony Friday afternoon, the Expedition 15 crew formally handed over command of the ISS to Expedition 16. Most of the Expedition 15 crew will undock from the station Sunday and land in the steppes of Kazakhstan. The remainder of the old crew will return with the STS-120 shuttle mission later this month.

Credit: NASA/JPL.