Expedition 9

Expedition 9
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.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Mission duration185 days, 15 hours, 7 minutes (at ISS)
187 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes (launch to landing)
Distance travelled~121,802,083 kilometres (75,684,306 mi)
Orbits completed2,940
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began21 April 2004, 05:01 (2004-04-21UTC05:01Z) UTC
Ended23 October 2004, 20:08 (2004-10-23UTC20:09Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-4
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-4
Crew
Crew size2
MembersGennady I. Padalka
E. Michael Fincke
EVAs4
EVA duration15 hours, 45 minutes

Expedition 9 mission patch

L-R: Edward Fincke and Gennady Padalka

Expedition 9 (2004) was the ninth expedition to the International Space Station (21 April 2004 – 23 October 2004).