Soyuz TMA-4

Gennady Padalka

• Birthday: 06/21/1958
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 08/13/1998
• Last Flight: 03/27/2015

Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Russian: Гeннадий Иванович Падалка; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar, Russia) ...

André Kuipers

• Birthday: 10/05/1958
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Netherlands
• First Flight: 04/19/2004
• Last Flight: 12/21/2011

André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-s...

Edward Michael Fincke

• Birthday: 03/14/1967
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/19/2004
• Last Flight: 05/16/2011

Edward Michael "Mike"/"Spanky" Fincke is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for ...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-4

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-4 begins Expedition 9 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Fincke (NASA) & André Kuipers (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on October 24, 2004, 00:35:00 UTC

Location

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 rocket launches.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

Rocket

Progress Rocket Space Center Soyuz FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Learn more about the Soyuz FG

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.