The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, its lights flashing like a beacon, smoothly docked with Russia's space station Mir Wednesday on its mission to pick up U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid, who has spent a record-breaking six months in orbit.

Q with options: Can we draw the following conclusion?
US shuttle Atlantis docks with the Mir space station.

Available choices:
(a). yes.
(b). no.
(a).