launched from Russia

Soyuz TMA-9

Success
SEP 18200604:08:42 UTC

Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including the first female space tourist and Iranian-born space traveller

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz FG into LEO

Payload

Soyuz TMA-9

ISS Expedition 14

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Mikhail Tyurin from Russia
  • 02 Michael López-Alegría from USA
  • 03 Anousheh Ansari from USA
Descending
  • 01 Mikhail Tyurin from Russia
  • 02 Michael López-Alegría from USA
  • 03 Charles Simonyi from USA

At the station

docked at ISS

returned to Earth Apr 21, 2007

last updated May 4, 2026