A NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, launched to the ISS in a Soyuz spacecraft at 5:26 p.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The three rendezvoused with the space station about six hours after launch and docked to the station's Poisk module at 11:09 p.m. EDT. The six-month mission will be a record-setting one for Williams as he will become the new American record-holder for cumulative days in space — 534 — surpassing Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly, who wrapped up his one-year mission on March 1.

NASA said Williams will take command of the station June 4 for Expedition 48. This will be his third space station expedition — another record. The Expedition 47 crew members will continue the several hundred experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science currently underway and scheduled to take place aboard humanity’s only orbiting laboratory.

Williams, Ovchinin and Skripochka are scheduled to spend six months on the station, returning to Earth in early September 2016.

2 ISS cargo missions from Cape Canaveral set

If you're looking to catch a launch closer to home, NASA is preparing two cargo missions to the International Space Station over the next month.

On Tuesday, an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft will launch on top of an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science experiments, vehicle hardware and crew supplies to the ISS. A 30-minute launch window will open at 11:05 p.m.

On Friday, NASA announced that a SpaceX Dragon capsule is targeting to launch from Cape Canaveral on April 8 with more cargo for the ISS. It will be the first time SpaceX has attempted to launch a Dragon spacecraft to the ISS since its Falcon 9 rocket exploded this past summer. That launch is set for 4:43 p.m.

(L-R) Expedition 47 crew members Oleg Skripochka, Jeff Williams, Alexey Ovchinin, Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko. (NASA)

Expedition 47 Mission Summary (Open in PDF)