UK astronaut Tim Peake has boarded the International Space Station, which will be his home for the next six months.
Mr Peake and fellow crew members, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Tim Kopra, floated through the hatch from their Soyuz space capsule to be greeted by the resident ISS astronauts.
The three new passengers arrived at the space platform following a six-hour journey after launch from Kazakhstan.
Earlier, the Russian commander had to steer the craft to dock with the ISS.
It followed complications with the usual automatic docking procedure.
Speaking from the ISS to officials and family members, he said: "It was a beautiful launch. That first sunrise was absolutely spectacular."
"We also got the benefit of a moon rise which was beautiful to see."
And he gave a thumbs up to his wife, Rebecca, who told him: "It was fantastic to watch that launch today.
"There were quite a few parties down on the ground, so your launch was well celebrated by everybody down here."
"Have a great mission. We love you."
