NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka sign books, envelops and mementoes in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April, 14, 2004, in Baikon More
Expedition 9 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, center and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady P More
Empty Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, left, Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, center and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany talk with Valery Korzun, right, Chief of Co More
A tour guide at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Space Museum explains the displays to NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, second from left, Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherl More
Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center, talk with a technician as they prepare to climb the workstand to do thei More
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands signs a photograph in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: "NAS More
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, right, makes a photograph of European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands with a desert tulip just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch More
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka sign books, envelops and mementos in the space museum More
NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, left and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany sign books, envelops and mementoes in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrom More
Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, left, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, center and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany walk out to the Soyuz capsule at building 2 More
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke video tapes one of the exhibits at the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Expedition 9 prime and backup crews are escorted through the Baikonur Cosmodrome on their way home to the Cosmonaut Hotel after a day of fit checks, pad visit and space museum tours, Wednesday, April, 14, 2 More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands take a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wed More
A technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome packs a satellite phone after instructing the Expedition 9 crew on its use, Wednesday, April, 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke looks at a desert tulip just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, foreground, leaps over a ditch after the Expedition 9 prime and backup crews stopped to look at desert tulips just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch pad More
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka pose for a photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhs More
The Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, far left, NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, far right More
Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and the backup crew, left of center, receive some final instructions from engineers, technician More
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke climbs out of the Soyuz capsule after the crews' final fit check at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: ( More
Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, second from left and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherla More
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke prepares to sign a photograph in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer, NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands do their final fit check in the Soyuz capsule at bu More
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands walk from the Soyuz capsule at bui More
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke departs building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after the final fit check in the Soyuz, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bi More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, center and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke stop to pose for a photograph with More
Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, left, Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, center and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany walk out to the Soyuz capsule at building 2 More
Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke waits as his crew prepares to do their final Soyuz fit check at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kaza More
Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, far left, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, second from left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center, NASA International Space Station Science Officer More
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a photo during a tour of More
Left to Right: European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sha More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left, NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands climb the workstand around the Soy More
Left to Right: European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Backup Flight Enginee More
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao give a thumbs up after the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut hotel, Thursday, Apri More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center, trains on a Soyuz simulator while Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, right, watches at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Thursday, April 15, 20 More
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao prepare to raise the American flag at the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, More
The prime and backup crews for Expedition 9 pose for a group photo after the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center, trains on a Soyuz simulator while Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA International Space StationScience Officer Mike Fincke, right, watches at the Cosmonaut Ho More
The flags of all three crew members' countries fly outside the Cosmonaut Hotel after European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA International Space S More
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka trains on a Soyuz simulator at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a group photo after More
As engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prepare to mate the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the Internati More
A technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome walks with the Soyuz capsule as it is prepared to mate with its booster rocket in preparation for the April 19 launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to More
Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prepare to mate the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the Internationa More
Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome mate the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the International Space Sta More
Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome mated the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the International Space St More
Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke jog on the grounds of the Cosmonau More
The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket begin to roll to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 c More
Train engines are connected to the Soyuz rocket in preprapation for the rollout to the launch pad after engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome mated the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation More
Security Officers with their dog watch as the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket begin to roll to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in prepar More
The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket are raised into position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Exp More
A view of the Soyuz rocket engines after engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome mated the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a Europea More
The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule is prepared for mating with its booster rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the International S More
NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao jogs on the grounds of the Cosmonaut Hotel, Friday, August 16, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Engineer of the rollout locomotive waves hello as he prepares to back the train away from the launch pad leaving the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on on More
Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prepare to mate the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the Internationa More
Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome In Kazakhstan work on the aft end of the booster rocket after mating it with the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a E More
The rollout locomotive prepares to back away from the launch pad leaving the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in prepara More
The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket are in position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 17, 2004 in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European More
The rollout locomotive backs away from the launch pad leaving the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for th More
Alexander Zelenschikov, the Deputy Chief Designer of RSC-Energia, stands outside a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome as the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket start the rollout to the launc More
As the flags of Kazakhstan, far left, the Netherlands, second from left, the United States of America and Russia, far right, fly in the stiff breeze, the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket are raised in More