MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) - The Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, according to Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos.

The Soyuz MS-25, carrying three crew members, docked to the Prichal docking module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station at 6:02 p.m. local time (1502 GMT) on Monday, Roscosmos said.

The three crew members come from Russia, Belarus and the United States respectively. Among them, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya became the first Belarusian woman to reach outer space with the trip.

The Russian spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday. The launch was originally scheduled for Thursday but was automatically canceled last minute with all crew members managing to evacuate safely. Enditem

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