Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
FinckeEdward Michael "Mike"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.03.1967 |
| Birthplace: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 01.05.1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-4 / ISS-09 | Flight Engineer | 19.04.2004 - 24.10.2004 | 187d 21h 16m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-13 / ISS-18 | ISS-CDR | 12.10.2008 - 08.04.2009 | 178d 00h 13m |
| 3 | STS-134 Endeavour | MS | 16.05.2011 - 01.06.2011 | 15d 17h 38m |
| 4 | SpaceX Crew-11 / ISS-73 / ISS-74 | PLT / Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 01.08.2025 - 15.01.2026 | 166d 16h 57m |
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| Total | 548d 08h 04m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-108 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | STS-113 | Flight Engineer |
| 3 | Soyuz TMA-8 | Flight Engineer |
| 4 | Soyuz TMA-11 | Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR |
| 5 | CST-100 Boe-CFT | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautics and
astronautics; bachelor of science in earth, atmospheric and planetary science
from
MIT, 1989; master of science in aeronautics and
astronautics from Stanford University, 1990; master of science degree in
physical sciences (planetary geology) from the University of Houston Clear
Lake, 2001; Colonel,
USAF;
test pilot; hobbies: Hiking, flying, travel, geology, astronomy, learning new
languages (he is conversant in Japanese and Russian), reading; in his family he
is the oldest of 9 children. |
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