Expedition 9 Preflight Press Conference

Starting from left, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany, talk to reporterrs from behind glass during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Sunday, April 18, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to be launched on April 19, to the International Space Station for an arrival on April 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)