Four Astronauts Return After Eight Months
Crew-12 astronauts Meir, Hathaway, Adenot and Fedyaev splashed down off Los Angeles at 8:34 a.m. PDT Oct. 8, 2026, after a mission NASA puts at 237 days and over 100 million miles.
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About Michael Fincke
Edward Michael Fincke is an American former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel. He is fourth among NASA astronauts ranked by time spent in space, tallying up over 549 days. Fincke has logged nine spacewalks, totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes of EVA time. He is unique in that six of those spacewalks were in a Russian Orlan spacesuit. NASA certified Fincke as a pilot for both Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon. He was also trained as a co-pilot/flight engineer on the Soyuz and a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle.
Everything about Michael Fincke →- Occupation
- air force officer, astronaut, planetary geologist, test pilot
- Position held
- ISS Expedition commander, ISS Expedition commander
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 14, 1967