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.
Identity
- Aliases
- AltairISS Soyuz 8S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-4
- Slug
- soyuz-tma-4
- Status
- completed
Details
- 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
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- 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.
- Program
- Soyuz / International Space Station / Expedition 9 / DELTA
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2004-04-19
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7wanryx3qjdv7m2ehc41fejn8a40sj
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:30:02 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:30:02 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- Soyuz operator and Expedition 9 commander agency
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- ISS partner and Expedition 9 flight-engineer agency
- Organization Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Role
- DELTA visiting-mission agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Soyuz commander; launch and landing crew; Expedition 9 commander
- Astronaut Id
- td71d2kkmwejem6xj0k077ck4189wgy4
- Role
- Flight engineer; launch crew for the DELTA visiting mission; returned on Soyuz TMA-3
- Astronaut Id
- td7amjmemdmes8e1t8sr8ktbks89vaqq
- Role
- Flight engineer; launch and landing crew; Expedition 9 flight engineer
- Astronaut Id
- td7de22zn6f8gwd0x544sasmn98a6e3d
- Role
- Landing crew; launched on Soyuz TMA-5