If you like detail, watch this video of the steps observed by the Soyuz astronauts in docking with the International Space Station.

VIDEO 20 min. 22 sec., Russian Soyuz Capsule, published November 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txUWmcBhjbk

Follow the Soyuz capsule from Earth orbit to docking with the Space Station. Featuring interviews with ESA astronauts Luca Parmitano, Frank De Winne and Paolo Nespoli, it includes unique footage taken from inside the Soyuz spacecraft.

To see a size comparison between the Soyuz capsule, the US commercial passenger space ship by Virgin Galactic, please visit the next page.