Expedition 9
Expedition 9 trained to use ultrasound technology, investigated space-caused muscle structure changes, researched cell biology, and photographed Earth landmarks.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew
Gennady Padalka, Commander
Mike Fincke, Flight Engineer
Mission Overview
10/23/04 – Expedition 9 Land
10/16/04 – Expedition 10 Dock
10/13/04 – Expedition 10 Launch
8/14/04 – ISS Progress 15 Dock
7/30/04 – ISS Progress 14 Undock
5/27/04 – ISS Progress 14 Dock
5/25/04 – ISS Progress 14 Launch
5/24/04 – ISS Progress 13 Undock
Spacewalks
Date: Sept. 3, 2004
Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Spacewalkers: Gennady Padalka, Mike Fincke
Date: Aug. 3, 2004
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Spacewalkers: Gennady Padalka, Mike Fincke
Date: June 30, 2004
Duration: 5 hours, 40 minutes
Spacewalkers: Gennady Padalka, Mike Fincke
Date: June 24, 2004
Duration: 0 hours, 14 minutes
Spacewalkers: Gennady Padalka, Mike Fincke
Expedition 9 Resources
Status Reports
Expedition 9 Status Reports from April 2004 through October 2004.
Mission Science
Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 9 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 9, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 9 in the gallery.
Space Station Imagery
View imagery taken from the International Space Station since 1999 of daily crew activities, spacewalks, visiting vehicles, and the Earth below.
