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JSC2004-E-19833 (19 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, check each other's Russian Sokol suits prior to departing for the launch pad. They, along with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (not shown) of the Netherlands, are scheduled to launch April 19, 2004, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19838 (19 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, is assisted up after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked prior to launch. Fincke along with cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Monday, April 19, 2004, to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19834 (19 April 2004) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol suits, cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (top), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (bottom) of the Netherlands bid farewell as they prepare to board the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle prior to their launch April 19, 2004, to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19839 (19 April 2004) --- Expedition 9 prime and backup crewmember meet with launch authorities, press and family one last time prior to departing for the launch pad. They are, seated with their backs towards the camera, from left to right: astronaut Leroy Chiao, NASA backup commander; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Russia?s Federal Space Agency backup flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) backup astronaut Gerhard P. J. Thiele of Germany; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands. Padalka, Fincke and Kuipers launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, onboard a Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on Monday, April 19, 2004, to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19841 (19 April 2004) --- The Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, April 19, 2004, carrying cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19840 (19 April 2004) --- Expedition 9 crew arrives at the Soyuz launch pad dressed in their Russian Sokol suits. Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (crew left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (crew center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers (crew right) of the Netherlands are met by space officials including Anatoly Perminov, Director of Russia?s Federal Space Agency (second from right). The crew launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Monday, April 19, 2004. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19836 (19 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (far left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (center) of the Netherlands; and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (right), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, wave to a crowd from their bus which will took the crew from the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, to the suit up facility. The crew launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Monday, April 19, 2004, in route to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19837 (19 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, gets his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked prior to launch. Seated in the background are cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19710 (18 April 2004) --- The Expedition 9 prime and backup crewmembers talk to reporters from behind glass during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are from left to right: astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands; astronaut Leroy Chiao, NASA backup commander; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Russia?s Federal Space Agency backup flight engineer; and ESA backup astronaut Gerhard J. P. Thiele of Germany. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for an arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19835 (19 April 2004) --- The Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 19, 2004, carrying cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands to the ISS. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19693 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, pose for a photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19679 (14 April 2004) --- A technician at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, stores a satellite phone after instructing the Expedition 9 crew on its use. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the International Space Station (ISS) for arrival on April 21. Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19687 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands answer questions from reporters after completing their final fit check in the Soyuz capsule, building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19684 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, climbs out of the Soyuz capsule after the crew's final fit check at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19681 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, waits as his crew prepares to do their final Soyuz fit check at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Expedition 9 crew is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19677 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands listen to instructions on satellite phone and GPS use, building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19692 (14 April 2004) --- The Expedition 9 prime and backup crewmembers stop to pose for a group photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are from left to right: European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Russia?s Federal Space Agency backup flight engineer; astronaut Leroy Chiao, NASA backup commander; and ESA backup astronaut Gerhard J. P. Thiele of Germany. Padalka, Fincke and Kuipers are scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19689 (14 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands take a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19680 (14 April 2004) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (left) of the Netherlands and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, talk with a technician as they prepare to climb the workstand to do their final Soyuz fit check along with cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (not pictured), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19690 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (distant background) of the Netherlands take a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19676 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left background), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center background), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands (hidden from view in the right foreground) and the backup crew (in background) receive some final instruction from engineers, technicians and Valery Korzun (right foreground), Chief of Cosmonauts, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Fincke, Padalka and Kuipers are scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19688 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, departs building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, after the final fit check in the Soyuz. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19695 (14 April 2004) --- Empty Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the International Space Station (ISS) for arrival on April 21. Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19683 (14 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands climb the workstand around the Soyuz capsule at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, for their final fit check in the Soyuz. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19685 (14 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, exits the Soyuz capsule after the crew?s final fit check at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the International Space Station (ISS) for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19691 (14 April 2004) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (left) of the Netherlands; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (right), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, take a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19682 (14 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands do their final fit check in the Soyuz capsule at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19674 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, gives a thumbs up as he walks to the Soyuz capsule along with cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands (left, out of frame) at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The crew performed a final fit check in the Soyuz. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19696 (14 April 2004) --- The Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the International Space Station (ISS) for arrival on April 21. Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19694 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19686 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands walk from the Soyuz capsule at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, after their final fit check in the Soyuz. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19678 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (right) of the Netherlands listen to instructions on satellite phone and GPS use, building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19662 (13 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center saluting), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (foreground), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands (background) are greeted by launch officials after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, six days prior to their scheduled launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19663 (13 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center bottom of steps in military dress), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left of Padalka), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (second to right from Padalka) of the Netherlands pose for a group photo with launch officials after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, six days prior to their scheduled launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19666 (13 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (center), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands (right) are interviewed on camera after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, six days prior to their scheduled launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19668 (14 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers (center) of the Netherlands; and cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, arrive at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, for their final fit check in the Soyuz. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19664 (13 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (standing), Expedition 9 NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands are pictured onboard their bus after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, six days prior to their scheduled launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle. Fincke and Kuipers along with cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, are scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19670 (14 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (center), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands speak to members of the State Commission from behind glass at building 254, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, prior to their final fit check in the Soyuz. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19671 (14 April 2004) --- The Expedition 9 prime and backup crewmembers speak to members of the State Commission from behind glass at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, prior to their final fit check in the Soyuz. They are seated from left to right: astronaut Leroy Chiao, NASA backup commander; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Russia?s Federal Space Agency backup flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands. European Space Agency (ESA) backup astronaut Gerhard P. J. Thiele of Germany is not pictured. Fincke, Padalka and Kuipers are scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19661 (13 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (right foreground), Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (left foreground), NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands (right background) arrive at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, six days prior to their scheduled launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle. The trio is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2004-E-19665 (13 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer, gives a thumbs up onboard the bus after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Fincke along with cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands are scheduled to launch on April 19, 2004, to the ISS for arrival on April 21. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the Station since October 20, 2003. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and Russia?s Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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