Atlantis commander Rick Sturckow eased the shuttle into the space station's docking port. Latches fastened the shuttle and orbiting space lab together at 3:36 p.m. EDT. The shuttle's two-day chase of the space station ended about 210 miles above southeastern Australia.

It was the first visit this year by a shuttle to the space station. The shuttle was delivering the newest member of the space station's crew as well as a new segment to the orbiting outpostAtlantis commander Rick Sturckow eased the shuttle into the space station's docking port.