Expedition 9 (ISS-9)
PRIME AND BACKUP CREWS
| Launch: |
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April 19, 2004 at 03:19 UTC (05:19 CEST, 07:19 Moscow Time) Soyuz-FG launched the
Russian transport manned space vehicle Soyuz TMA-4. |
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Launch site:
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Baikonur launch site, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Docking:
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On April 21, 2004 at 05:01 UTC (07:01 CEST, 09:01 Moscow Time) the docking was
performed to the port of the Zarya FGB of the ISS Orbital Complex. |
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Undocking:
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Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft undocked from Zarya module of the ISS Orbital Complex on October
24, 2004 at 01:08 Moscow time (October 23, at 21:08 UTC). |
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Landing:
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October 24, 2004 at 04:36 Moscow time (00:36 UTC). |
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Landing site:
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Area located near Arkalyk, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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187 days 21 hrs 17 min |
| Prime Crew |
| ISS-9 |
Gennady Ivanovich PADALKA |
ISS Commander, Soyuz TMA Commander |
Yu.A. Gagarin TsPK RGNII, Russia |
Michael FINCKE |
ISS Flight Engineer, Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer 2 |
NASA, USA |
| VC-6 |
Andre KUIPERS |
Soyuz TMA and ISS VC Flight Engineer-1 |
ESA, the Netherlands |

From left to right: M. Fincke, G. Padalka, A. Kuipers.
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| Backup crew |
| ISS-9 |
| Salizhan Shakirovich SHARIPOV |
ISS Commander, Soyuz TMA Commander |
Yu.A. Gagarin TsPK RGNII, Russia |
| Leroy CHIAO |
ISS Flight Engineer, Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer 2 |
NASA, USA |
| VC-6 |
| Gerhard THIELE |
Soyuz TMA and ISS VC Flight Engineer-1 |
ESA, FRG |

From left to right: L. Chiao, S. Sharipov, G. Thiele.
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