DELTA
DELTA was ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers' Dutch research mission to the International Space Station. Kuipers launched with Expedition 9 aboard Soyuz TMA-4, conducted a broad life-science, technology, atmospheric-research, education, and Earth-observation program aboard the ISS, and returned with Expedition 8 aboard Soyuz TMA-3.
Identity
- Aliases
- ESA DELTA MissionDutch Expedition for Life Science, Technology and Atmospheric ResearchSoyuz TMA-4 DELTA
- Name
- DELTA
- Slug
- delta
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- DELTA was ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers' Dutch research mission to the International Space Station. Kuipers launched with Expedition 9 aboard Soyuz TMA-4, conducted a broad life-science, technology, atmospheric-research, education, and Earth-observation program aboard the ISS, and returned with Expedition 8 aboard Soyuz TMA-3.
- End Date
- 2004-04-30
- Landing Site Id
- qh72bcpn5wxvqr8t902sr6mzd18ahp1q
- Launch Site Id
- qh7ejhef8vbxy7pczrvc60wyms89t64m
- Outcome
- Completed. Kuipers conducted the Dutch-sponsored ESA research program aboard the ISS and returned safely on Soyuz TMA-3 after eleven days in space.
- Program
- International Space Station / DELTA
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2004-04-19
- Vehicle Family Ids
- nd7wxjzxqx9k3x6m07vmenctqn85jbt2nd7nvfq53pzm44tb1dhkrdz44x85j2z7nd7kfxmpfqmrfxxedfv815kag18af9wr
- Vehicle Id
- nh7wanryx3qjdv7m2ehc41fejn8a40sj
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:30:13 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:30:13 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Role
- DELTA mission agency
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- Soyuz launch and return operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td71d2kkmwejem6xj0k077ck4189wgy4
- Role
- ESA flight engineer and DELTA research astronaut; launched on Soyuz TMA-4 and returned on Soyuz TMA-3