E. Michael Fincke
Edward Michael Fincke is an American engineer, Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected in NASA Astronaut Group 16 in 1996, he became one of NASA's most experienced long-duration station astronauts.
- Born
- March 14, 1967
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,United States
Flights
4
Spacewalks
9
EVA time
48 hours, 37 minutes
In space
548 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes
Bio
Fincke's education and military career combined aerospace engineering, planetary science, flight testing, and international operations. He trained for Soyuz, shuttle, , and station systems, making him one of the most broadly qualified astronauts in the corps.
His first two spaceflights were long-duration ISS missions: Soyuz TMA-4 / 9 and Soyuz TMA-13 / Expedition 18. He served as a and later ISS , performing and helping mature routine station operations.
Fincke also flew STS-134, Endeavour's final shuttle mission, and later trained for commercial-crew spacecraft. He is also attached to SpaceX Crew-11 and Expeditions 73/74, showing his continuing role in the modern station era.