Expedition 9 (2004) was the ninth expedition to the International Space Station.
Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near fresh fruit floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
L-R: Edward Fincke and Gennady PadalkaISS expeditions← Expedition 8Expedition 10 →
Expedition 9 promotional poster
Soyuz TMA-4 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was launched on April 19, 2004 (UTC) from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Gennady Padalka from Russia, Michael Fincke from the US and André Kuipers from the Netherlands were flown to the International Space Station. Kuipers returned to Earth 9 days later together with ISS crew 8 with the re-entry module of the Soyuz TMA-3, the other two stayed as ISS crew 9. The craft landed October 24, 2004 with Padalka, Fincke and Yuri Shargin aboard.
From left to right: Michael Fincke, Gennady Padalka and André KuipersSoyuz programme (Crewed missions)← Soyuz TMA-3Soyuz TMA-5 →
Image: Soyuz TMA 4 launch
Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft approaches the ISS.