Col. Mike Fincke (@astroironmike) 's Twitter Profile
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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linkhttp://www.nasa.gov/astronauts calendar_today27-08-2010 16:11:29

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Ed Van Cise (@carbon_flight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Your Flight Directors leading the teams that will fly Boeing Space #Starliner, with Butch and Sunita Williams. Back (L to R): Chloe Mehring (Lion), Rick Henfling (Redstone), me (Carbon), Mike Lammers (Saturn) Front: Anthony Vareha (Enterprise) Absent: Marcos Flores (Argo)

Your Flight Directors leading the teams that will fly <a href="/BoeingSpace/">Boeing Space</a> #Starliner, with Butch and <a href="/Astro_Suni/">Sunita Williams</a>. 
Back (L to R): Chloe Mehring (Lion), Rick Henfling (Redstone), me (Carbon), Mike Lammers (Saturn)
Front: Anthony Vareha (Enterprise)
Absent: Marcos Flores (Argo)
Boeing Space (@boeingspace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out ULA's Advanced Spaceflight Operations Center! On launch day, ULA teammates in the launch control room will conduct the countdown to ready the #AtlasV by testing its systems and loading propellant into the rocket — all to ensure #Starliner launches successfully.

Col. Mike Fincke (@astroironmike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Even astronauts aren't immune to quarantine! 🚀 Butch and Suni are probably wondering if they stumbled onto a Martian zoo exhibit—viewing Earth from behind the glass. Go #Starliner! NASA Commercial Crew NASA_Astronauts Boeing Space

Even astronauts aren't immune to quarantine! 🚀 Butch and Suni are probably wondering if they stumbled onto a Martian zoo exhibit—viewing Earth from behind the glass.  Go #Starliner! <a href="/Commercial_Crew/">NASA Commercial Crew</a> <a href="/NASAAstronauts/">NASA_Astronauts</a> <a href="/BoeingSpace/">Boeing Space</a>
Boeing Space (@boeingspace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#MayThe4th be with #Starliner today as it rolls to the launch pad atop #AtlasV! Get yourself ready for the mission with this look back at Starliner's rollout from our factory to ULA's Space Launch Complex-41, which happened mid-April.

Col. Mike Fincke (@astroironmike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚀 The Starliner has arrived at the launch pad atop the mighty Atlas/Centaur stack, and wow, does she look ready to dance among the stars! 🌟 Here with her brave crew and yours truly, the backup, just in case. Dream team assemble! Boeing Space ULA NASA Commercial Crew

🚀 The Starliner has arrived at the launch pad atop the mighty Atlas/Centaur stack, and wow, does she look ready to dance among the stars! 🌟 Here with her brave crew and yours truly, the backup, just in case. Dream team assemble! <a href="/BoeingSpace/">Boeing Space</a> <a href="/ulalaunch/">ULA</a> <a href="/Commercial_Crew/">NASA Commercial Crew</a>
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#Starliner at night! What a beautiful sight to behold. ULA ‘s #AtlasV with centaur is magnificent. Launch coming tomorrow night 10:34pm Eastern. Not to be missed! Boeing Space NASA Astronauts

#Starliner at night!  What a beautiful sight to behold.  <a href="/ulalaunch/">ULA</a> ‘s #AtlasV with centaur is magnificent.  Launch coming tomorrow night 10:34pm Eastern.  Not to be missed!
<a href="/BoeingSpace/">Boeing Space</a> <a href="/NASA_Astronauts/">NASA Astronauts</a>
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Launch Day! As the backup crew, I get to walk Butch and Suni to the Launch Pad Elevator, where the Pad Team will escort them to the #Starliner and strap them in. Crew suits up around 6:30 this evening, walks out of our quarantine facility a little after 7:00 and we should

Launch Day!   As the backup crew, I get to walk Butch and Suni to the Launch Pad Elevator, where the Pad Team will escort them to the #Starliner and strap them in.   Crew suits up around 6:30 this evening, walks out of our quarantine facility a little after 7:00 and we should
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Even though yesterday's #Starliner launch was postponed, the bravery and professionalism of astronauts Butch and Suni as well as the entire launch team remain as towering as the mighty #AtlasV . Our determination underlines every mission's spirit, and we'll be ready to reach for

Even though yesterday's #Starliner launch was postponed, the bravery and professionalism of astronauts Butch and Suni as well as the entire launch team remain as towering as the mighty #AtlasV .  Our determination underlines every mission's spirit, and we'll be ready to reach for
Col. Mike Fincke (@astroironmike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD I was there with my crewmates. Sitting in the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s cockpit ready for launch. It was epic! Happy Anniversary!!