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Farewell ceremony
The Expedition 9 crew says goodbye to the International Space Station and the new Expedition 10 residents in this farewell ceremony before undocking. (1min 52sec file)
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Boarding Soyuz
Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka, flight engineer Michael Fincke and visiting cosmonaut researcher Yuri Shargin board the Soyuz capsule to depart the space station. (1min 14sec file)
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Soyuz undocking
A camera mounted on the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule provides this view of the craft undocking from the International Space Station to ferry the Expedition 9 crew back to Earth. (4min 30sec file)
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Station view of undocking
An external video camera on the hull of the U.S. Destiny laboratory module shows the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule departing from the Zarya module docking port before orbital sunrise. (4min 57sec file)
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Deorbit burn
The crew announces ignition of the deorbit burn engine firing aboard the Soyuz to brake from space. (40sec file)
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Re-entry trail
A space station camera captured this incredible view of the Soyuz's fiery trail during re-entry in the predawn morning sky. (1min 46sec file)
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Touchdown confirmed
Mission Control-Houston announces the landing of Soyuz TMA-4 carrying the Expedition 9 crew back from the International Space Station. (60sec file)
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Hatch opening
Russian recovery forces at the landing site work to open the Soyuz capsule hatch and roll the craft on its side in preparation for the crew's exit. (2min 23sec file)
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Commander exit
Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka is pulled from the Soyuz capsule following landing in Kazakhstan. (1min 38sec file)
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Fincke returns
Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke rests in a reclining chair and speaks to the media about the importance of spaceflight just after exiting the Soyuz. (2min 46sec file)
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Landing preview
NASA spokesman Rob Navias previews the Soyuz homecoming and the post-landing recovery plans in this report from Kazakhstan recorded Friday. (4min 16sec file)
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This date in history
Space shuttle Columbia launches on the STS-52 mission on October 22, 1992 carrying the LAGEOS laser ball and package of microgravity research experiments. (2min 59sec file)
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Full launch experience
This longer-length broadband movie covers the launch of Columbia from T-minus 3 minutes through jettison of the external fuel tank after reaching space. (12min 43sec file)
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Change-of-command
The International Space Station's Expedition 9 and 10 crews hold their change-of-command ceremony. (3min 51sec file)
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Crew news conference
The five crew members aboard the International Space Station answer questions during this in-flight news conference from Wednesday, Oct. 20. (29min 26sec file)
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San Fran. interview
Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao and Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke answer questions from a reporter with KPIX television in San Francisco. (8min 52sec file)
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CBS Radio interview
CBS Radio's Peter King and Bill Harwood chat with space station astronauts Leroy Chiao and Michael Fincke during the handover activities between Expedition crews. (11min 06sec file)
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Expedition 9 review
This narrated movie provides a look back at the six-month Expedition 9 mission aboard the International Space Station with commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Michael Fincke. (8min 24sec file)
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Expedition 9 arrives
The Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 9 crew docks to the space station's Zarya control module as seen by a video camera on the capsule. (4min 40sec file)
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Soyuz docking
The elbow camera on the space station's robotic arm provides this view of the Soyuz capsule's docking to the Zarya module. (2min 45sec file)
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Expedition 9 launch
The next space station crew is safely launched aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome. (3min 32sec file)
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BY JUSTIN RAY

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