Col. Mike Fincke
@AstroIronMike
Pilot for the first Starliner operational flight and 6-month mission to the ISS. Colonel, USAF retired and active NASA Astronaut 381 days in space. 9 spacewalks
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http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts 27-08-2010 16:11:29
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20-ish years later, she’s a student Texas Tech University. @stationcdrkelly (her dad’s astronaut classmate) gave a talk Museum of Texas Tech University last night where we got to finally meet. Shared fun stories + a lot of laughs. Spanky was also our family escort for Scott’s 6-mo & yearlong space missions.
Amiko Kelly Thanks for sharing our story 20 years ago “Baby Born While Dad in Space” and now “Dad and Mom Proud of Space Daughter” and even better “Scott and Mike Still Friends after 28 years!” Glad to be your friend too!
One step closer!
NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams completed an integrated crew exercise simulation that moves #Starliner one step closer to its first flight to the International Space Station.
Launch is targeted for NET mid-April 2024.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3HDZbbo
I was there for the parachute drop test in beautiful Yuma AZ- as a Flight Test Engineer (and a vested future customer for these chutes), I was impressed with the rigor and execution of the test. And delighted with the results. #Starliner is closer to first crewed flight. Kudos…
🛰️ Today, our teams celebrate a quarter century of International Space Station on orbit!
25 years ago, the first space station segment launched, marking the beginning of one of humanity's most incredible engineering feats.
Welcome Joshua Kutryk ! It will be great flying with you! Can’t wait to see your reaction when you see Earth from orbit!
I was there! And I will never forget watching André Kuipers as he saw Earth from space for the first time! So, Happy Anniversary Andre and Gennady! And May the rest of you have the joy to see the Earth from space for the first time too!!!
It is an honor to be on the #Starliner team getting ready for human spaceflight! We have a great team and a fine spacecraft!
Part 2 of the CEIT is scheduled for early March. Then, Wilmore, Sunita Williams, & Col. Mike Fincke will work inside Starliner with cargo installed in the cabin.
Learn more about the Crew Equipment Interface Test and all of #Starliner 's milestones ahead of launch day here: starlinerupdates.com/starliner-crew…
NASA #Starliner #OFT2 post-flight press conference. Launch window & crew compliment for #CFT1 are yet to be finalised, may be assessed in the next few months. As usual lately, really coy with specifics, which is a shame. We believe Col. Mike Fincke Sunita Williams & Wilmore are primes.