NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights
His departure marks the end of an era for a generation of astronauts who helped establish the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station. “Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA’s history as Mike Fincke,” […]
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