Name: Fincke, Michael Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 2

Space Flights Launch Date - Flight Up Landing Date - Flight Down
1. ISS Crew 9 April 19, 2004 - Soyuz TMA-4 October 24, 2004 - Soyuz TMA-4
2. ISS Crew 18 September 2008 - Soyuz TMA-13 March 2009 - Soyuz TMA-13

Space Flights Descriptions
ISS Crew 4
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 4
ISS Crew 6
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 6
ISS Crew 9A
(Cancelled)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 9A
Following the loss of Columbia, the original crew was replaced by the two person "caretaker" crew of Michael Fincke and Gennadi Padalka.
ISS Crew 9B
(Cancelled)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition "Caretaker" Backup Crew 9B
William McArthur left the ISS 9B Crew due to a temporary medical problem in January 2004, and was replaced by Leroy Chiao. The new crew was replaced by Michael Fincke and Gennadi Padalka after "psychological compatibility" problems emerged between Chiao and Valeri Tokarev.
1. ISS Crew 9 ISS "Alpha" Expedition "Caretaker" Crew 9 (ISS Crew Transfer Flight 8S)
Docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 21, 2004 aboard Soyuz TMA-4
Returned to Earth on October 24, 2004 aboard Soyuz TMA-4
ISS Crew 13
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 13
ISS Crew 16
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Crew 16
2. ISS Crew 18 ISS "Alpha" Expedition 18 Crew (Scheduled)

Spacewalks - 4
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
ISS Crew 9 June 24, 2004 International Space Station Contingency Spacewalk - Replace the failed Remote Power Controller Module on Control Movement Gyro-2. Spacewalk was cut short due to problems with Fincke's spacesuit.
14 minutes
ISS Crew 9 June 30, 2004 International Space Station Contingency Spacewalk - Replace the failed Remote Power Controller Module on Control Movement Gyro-2. Second attempt was successful. Perform "get-ahead" tasks
5 hours 40 minutes
ISS Crew 9 August 3, 2004 International Space Station Assembly - Replace sample panels for Russian Kromka experiment. Install new laser retro reflectors and radio antennas on Zvezda Service Module for new European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
4 hours 30 minutes
ISS Crew 9 September 3, 2004 International Space Station Assembly - Install three new radio antennas on the Zvezda Service Module for the new European ATV and a replacement pump control panel on the Zarya Module.
5 hours 21 minutes

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Updated - February 14, 2007