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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.

Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft

Configuration

Soyuz TMA

Recorded flights

1

Time in space

187d 21h 16m

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Vehicle profile

Manned and Cargo ISS Logistics, Lifeboat

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.