Expedition 9 Arrival

Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke gives a thumbs up on board the bus after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004. Fincke is scheduled to be launched on April 19, 2004 to the International Space Station for an arrival on April 21. He will spend six months on the ISS, replacing the Expedition 8 crew, which has been aboard the ISS since October 20, 2003. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)