Expedition 9
Expedition 9 was a long-duration International Space Station increment flown by Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke. The crew launched from Baikonur on Soyuz TMA-4 in April 2004, arrived at the station with ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, and took over the orbiting laboratory after Expedition 8 departed. NASA lists Padalka as commander and Fincke as flight engineer; the increment focused on station operations, microgravity research, Earth observation, and four Russian-segment spacewalks by Padalka and Fincke.
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- ISS Expedition 9Expedition NineInternational Space Station Expedition 9ISS EO-9
- Name
- Expedition 9
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Expedition 9 was a long-duration International Space Station increment flown by Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke. The crew launched from Baikonur on Soyuz TMA-4 in April 2004, arrived at the station with ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, and took over the orbiting laboratory after Expedition 8 departed. NASA lists Padalka as commander and Fincke as flight engineer; the increment focused on station operations, microgravity research, Earth observation, and four Russian-segment spacewalks by Padalka and Fincke.
- End Date
- 2004-10-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Padalka and Fincke operated the ISS through the Expedition 9 increment, performed four EVAs together, and returned safely aboard Soyuz TMA-4 in October 2004.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2004-04-19
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-9/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_9
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- July 8, 2026 at 09:22:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:45 UTC
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