Soyuz TMA-4
Soyuz TMA-4 launched Gennady Padalka, Michael Fincke, and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers to the International Space Station. Padalka and Fincke formed Expedition 9, while Kuipers conducted the DELTA visiting mission and returned on Soyuz TMA-3. TMA-4 remained as the station lifeboat and later returned Padalka, Fincke, and Yuri Shargin to Kazakhstan.
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- AltairISS Soyuz 8S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-4
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Soyuz TMA-4 launched Gennady Padalka, Michael Fincke, and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers to the International Space Station. Padalka and Fincke formed Expedition 9, while Kuipers conducted the DELTA visiting mission and returned on Soyuz TMA-3. TMA-4 remained as the station lifeboat and later returned Padalka, Fincke, and Yuri Shargin to Kazakhstan.
- End Date
- 2004-10-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Delivered Expedition 9 and the DELTA visiting astronaut to the ISS, served as the station lifeboat, and returned Padalka, Fincke, and Shargin safely.
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- Start Date
- 2004-04-19
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- July 14, 2026 at 07:30:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:54 UTC
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