| 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 | October 12, 2008 - Soyuz TMA-13 | April 8, 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 (ISS Crew Transfer Flight 17S) Docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on October 14, 2008 aboard Soyuz TMA-13 Returned to Earth on April 8, 2008 aboard Soyuz TMA-13 |
| Spacewalks - 6 | ||
| 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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| ISS Crew 18 | December 23, 2008 | International Space Station Assembly - Install the Expose-R and Impulse experiments on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. Remove a container from the Biorisk experiment. Expose-R was returned to Pirs after telemetry could not be received by the ground. |
| 5 hours 38 minutes | ||
| ISS Crew 18 | March 10, 2009 | International Space Station Assembly - Install the repaired Expose-R experiment on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. Remove straps from the area of the docking target on the Pirs Docking Compartment. Photographed the exterior of the Russian segment to document its condition after a decade in space |
| 4 hours 49 minutes | ||
| Return to Master List | Spacewalkers | Two Spaceflights | Foreign Cosmonauts launched by Russia |
| American Astronauts | International Space Station - Phase III - 2004 / Phase IV - 2008 / Exp.-Crew / Backup Crew | ||
Updated - June 5, 2009