Soyuz TMA-4 Soyuz TMA-4 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 19 April 2004 03:19 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 9 crew and one astronaut to the International Space Station. The Expedition 9 crew consisted of Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke. The astronaut was ESA astronaut André Kuipers.