Expedition 9 Status Reports
Oct. 23, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-58
After traveling more than 78 million miles aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke returned to Earth today.
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Oct. 16, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-57
A 10th crew has arrived at the International Space Station to begin a six-month stay. Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov smoothly guided his Soyuz craft to a linkup with the Station’s Pirs Docking Compartment at 11:16 p.m.
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International Space Station Status Report #04-56
The tenth crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission.
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Oct. 8, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-55
As the end of its mission approaches, the Expedition 9 crew aboard the International Space Station prepared for the trip home by wrapping up science experiments and continuing maintenance operations of the vehicle.
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Oct. 1, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-54
The International Space Station crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week, restoring an oxygen generator to partial operation and replacing a cabin air monitoring system.
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Sept. 24, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-53
With less than a month remaining in their stay aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke are preparing the orbiting complex for its next residents.
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Sept. 17, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-52
Almost two weeks of troubleshooting apparently paid off today for the Expedition 9 crew as they restored an onboard oxygen generating unit to operation.
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Sept. 10, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-51
The oxygen-producing Elektron in of the International Space Station was restarted today after a troubleshooting procedure by Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, but shut down again after operating for just over an hour.
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Sept. 3, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-50
Smoothly and ahead of schedule, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month mission today.
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Aug. 27, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-49
Success was the key word this week aboard the International Space Station as maintenance efforts by the Expedition 9 crew paid off on several major equipment items.
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Aug. 20, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-48
The International Space Station crew focused this week on unloading 2½ tons of new equipment and supplies from a cargo craft that arrived Saturday.
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Aug. 14, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-47
An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up the International Space Station this morning to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the residents onboard.
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Aug. 13, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-46
International Space Station Status Report #04-46
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Aug. 11, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-45
An unpiloted Russian cargo ship blasted off this morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a three-day journey to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the residents of the International Space Station.
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Aug. 6, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-44
Aboard the International Space Station this week, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke resumed scientific investigations, routine maintenance, and preparations for the arrival of a new cargo ship – all following a spacewalk on Tuesday.
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Aug. 3, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-43
Two International Space Station spacewalkers began rolling out the welcome mat for a new cargo vehicle this morning.
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July 30, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-42
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke this week marked their 100th day in orbit, oversaw the undocking of a resupply craft and prepared for their third spacewalk.
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July 23, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-41
The International Space Station’s Expedition 9 crewmembers passed the halfway point of their six-month mission this week as they prepared for a third spacewalk and joined the world in observing the 35th anniversary of the first landing of humans on the moon.
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July 16, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-40
Aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 9 crew concentrated on a host of scientific experiments and routine systems maintenance work in its 13th week in orbit.
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July 9, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-39
Aboard the International Space Station, work focused on science, spacesuit troubleshooting and routine maintenance as the Expedition 9 crew sailed through its 12th week in space.
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July 2, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-38
A newly reactivated gyroscope on the International Space Station today was successfully brought on line for attitude control at 6:20 a.m. CDT.
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July 1, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-37
Flight controllers today fully revved up a gyroscope on the International Space Station that spacewalkers brought back to life Wednesday.
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June 30.05 – International Space Station Status Report #04-36
The second time was the charm for two International Space Station spacewalkers tonight as they moved with ease to restore power to a key control system, completed a series of bonus jobs to get ahead on future work, and finished up ahead of schedule.
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June 29, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-35
Mission managers today gave a green light to proceed on Wednesday with a second spacewalk to attempt to repair a circuit breaker on the International Space Station.
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June 25, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-34
Specialists in Moscow today continued to analyze the cause of an unexpectedly high rate of pressure loss in the primary oxygen bottle on Astronaut Mike Fincke’s Russian space suit, which terminated Thursday’s spacewalk after 14 minutes.
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June 25, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-33
Specialists in Moscow today continued to analyze the cause of an unexpectedly high rate of pressure loss in the primary oxygen bottle on Astronaut Mike Fincke’s Russian space suit, which terminated Thursday’s spacewalk after 14 minutes.
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June 24, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-32
A spacewalk intended to replace a faulty circuit breaker on the exterior of the International Space Station was cut short when the primary oxygen bottle on Astronaut Mike Fincke’s Russian space suit began losing pressure faster than expected.
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June 18, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-31
Father’s Day came early for Astronaut Mike Fincke, 225 miles in space aboard the International Space Station, as he received the best present on Earth — baby daughter Tarali Paulina Fincke, born Friday.
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June 10, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-30
The Expedition 9 crew, Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke, spent their seventh week aboard the Station continuing to prepare for their first spacewalk, now under consideration to be conducted June 24.
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June 4, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-29
The Expedition 9 crew aboard the International Space Station spent the week unpacking a Russian resupply ship and getting ready for a June spacewalk to replace a faulty circuit breaker.
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May 27, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-28
An unmanned Russian resupply ship smoothly linked up to the International Space Station this morning, delivering two and a half tons of food, water, fuel, spare parts and supplies to the two residents on board.
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May 25, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-27
An unmanned Russian Progress resupply ship blasted off today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 1/2 tons of food, water, fuel and supplies to the residents of the International Space Station.
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May 21, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-26
Aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 9 crew closed out its first month in space with a busy week of spacewalk preparations, including a spacesuit dress rehearsal.
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May 4, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-25
International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke eased into a regular schedule of operations in orbit this week, preparing spacesuits for checkouts next week and loading trash aboard a Progress vehicle that will soon depart.
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May 07, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-24
The new crew of the International Space Station spent its first full week alone concentrating on life science research, spacewalk preparations, and becoming comfortable with their new home in orbit.
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April 29, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-23
Completing more than six months in space, the International Space Station Expedition 8 crew, Commander Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, returned to Earth today, bringing with them European Space Agency Astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who had spent nine days aboard the complex conducting research.
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April 23, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-22
New crew members aboard the International Space Station settled into a routine of handover briefings and scientific experiments after their arrival early Wednesday.
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April 21, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-21
New residents arrived at the International Space Station at 12:01 a.m. CDT (0501 GMT, 9:01 a.m. Moscow time) Wednesday.
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April 18, 2004 – International Space Station Status Report #04-20
A new crew is en route to the International Space Station following the launch tonight of the ISS Soyuz 8 spacecraft carrying Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke and visiting researcher European Space Agency Astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands.
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