Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD, docked with the ISS at 09:21 MSD on 20 September, and returned to Earth on 21 April 2007. Soyuz TMA-9 transported two-thirds of ISS Expedition 14 to the space station along with one "spaceflight participant" who performed several experiments on behalf of the European Space Agency.
- Program
- Soyuz programme
- Launch
- Sep 18, 2006
- Return
- Apr 21, 2007
- Duration
- 215 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇮🇷 Anousheh Ansari —
- 🇺🇸 Michael López-Alegría —
- 🇷🇺 Mikhail Tyurin —