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Mike Fincke
Four-flight veteran with two ISS expeditions, the final flight of Endeavour, and SpaceX Crew-11 — accumulating around 549 days in space across two decades.
1.5y
Years in Space
4
Missions
9
EVAs
48h
EVA Time
Biography
Four-flight veteran with two ISS expeditions, the final flight of Endeavour, and SpaceX Crew-11 — accumulating around 549 days in space across two decades.
Before NASAU.S. Air Force test flight engineer and space systems engineer at Los Angeles Air Force Base who accumulated over 2,000 flight hours in more than 30 aircraft types before NASA selected him in 1996.
Mission Timeline
- Flight Engineer / NASA Science Officer
Soyuz TMA-4
Expedition 9
Launch: Apr 19, 2004Landing: Oct 24, 2004Duration: 188 days- Four EVAs, including repair of a failed gyroscope circuit
- Commander
Soyuz TMA-13
Expedition 18
Launch: Oct 12, 2008Landing: Apr 8, 2009Duration: 178 days- Commanded the ISS during its expansion to six-person crews
- Mission Specialist
Space Shuttle Endeavour
STS-134
Launch: May 16, 2011Landing: Jun 1, 2011Duration: 16 days- Final flight of Endeavour, delivering AMS-02
- Pilot
SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour
SpaceX Crew-11 / Expedition 73/74
Launch: Aug 1, 2025Landing: Jan 15, 2026Duration: 167 days- Fourth spaceflight, piloting his first Dragon mission
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
geologyStar Trek fan
Languages
EnglishJapaneseRussian
Fun fact
Six of Fincke's nine spacewalks were performed in a Russian Orlan spacesuit — more than any other American astronaut — and he once held the U.S. record for most time in space (382 days) before it was broken by Scott Kelly in 2015; he has since accumulated over 549 total days in orbit.
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