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Expedition 9
Image above: Astronaut Mike Fincke (left), Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, commander, pose for their crew portrait while in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Photo credit: NASA› View hi-res
Crew Profiles
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Commander Gennady Padalka
Gennady Padalka served as commander of Expedition 9 and later served again as commander of Expedition 19. He previously lived and worked aboard the Russian Space Station Mir.
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Flight Engineer Mike Fincke
Mike Fincke served as flight engineer for Expedition 9 and conducted four spacewalks. He later served as commander of Expedition 18 and helped prepare the International Space Station for six-person crews.
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Overview
Soyuz TMA-4
Launch:
April 18, 2004, 11:19 p.m. EDT
Docking:
April 21, 2004, 1:01 a.m.
Spacewalks:
June 24, 2004
June 30, 2004
Aug. 3, 2004
Sept. 3, 2004
Undocking:
Oct. 23, 2004 5:08 p.m.
Landing:
Oct. 23, 2004 8:36 p.m.
Duration:
On ISS: 186 days
On orbit: 188 days
› Expedition 9 Press Kit (2.5 Mb PDF)
Expedition 9 Multimedia
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Expedition 9 Gallery →
Visit the Expedition 9 photo gallery.