…when friends come to stay … #WorldFriendshipDay 🚀 https://t.co/zKm4DQDcMR — ESA (@esa) July 30, 2017

Good things come in threes… And here we are again: once explorers, always explorers! #VITAmission #Exp52_53 pic.twitter.com/Ysnyu70XfZ — Paolo Nespoli (@astro_paolo) July 30, 2017

Liftoff was so smooth, it was surprising. First stage has about 1 million pounds of thrust hurtling us skyward. pic.twitter.com/297IHDxEBZ — Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) July 29, 2017

It's @astro_paolo's #third stay on @space_station – what will he being doing? #VITAmission https://t.co/B2zVTsjKxo — ESA (@esa) July 30, 2017

#SaturnSaturday We’ve started #GrandFinale orbit #16 of 22. The agenda includes more aurora observations. Details: https://t.co/umFIMQAcTj pic.twitter.com/va4pyehCuJ — CassiniSaturn (@CassiniSaturn) July 29, 2017

#OTD 29 July 2014 #ESA's #ATV #GeorgesLemaître lifts off on #Ariane5 from #Kourou last ATV to visit @Space_Station @Arianespace @NASAhistory pic.twitter.com/anCD7rfUCJ — ESA space history (@ESA_History) July 29, 2017

Scientists use Titan to study chemistry that may have led to life on Earth. News from @CassiniSaturn this week: https://t.co/oZYeBTHJRk pic.twitter.com/G8HloV1lSz — ESA Science (@esascience) July 29, 2017

Did somebody put another Soyuz on the @Space_Station when I wasn’t looking? 😉 Welcome aboard @AstroKomrade, @Astro_Paolo & @Ryazanskiy_ISS! pic.twitter.com/QfhRM5NMO3 — Jack Fischer (@Astro2fish) July 29, 2017

Elsewhere in #Space …our week in images https://t.co/tJAaeLuTud pic.twitter.com/Y8LueLOcQk — ESA (@esa) July 29, 2017

More videos of last night's launch, docking & welcome aboard for @astro_paolo @AstroKomrade & @Ryazanskiy_ISS https://t.co/EmNSEtHVTB pic.twitter.com/P2oIjsN7oo — ESA (@esa) July 29, 2017