Col. Mike Fincke(@AstroIronMike) 's Twitter Profileg
Col. Mike Fincke

@AstroIronMike

Pilot for the first Starliner operational flight and 6-month mission to the ISS. Colonel, USAF retired and active NASA Astronaut 381 days in space. 9 spacewalks

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linkhttp://www.nasa.gov/astronauts calendar_today27-08-2010 16:11:29

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Garrett Dell(@DellGarrett15) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Coffee with the Crew this morning at the Cape! Huge thanks to the premier crew of CFT for coming out and chatting with our launch site team ULA

Coffee with the Crew this morning at the Cape! Huge thanks to the premier crew of CFT for coming out and chatting with our launch site team @ulalaunch
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Amiko Kelly(@amikokauderer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

20-ish years later, she’s a student Texas Tech University. @stationcdrkelly (her dad’s astronaut classmate) gave a talk Museum of Texas Tech University last night where we got to finally meet. Shared fun stories + a lot of laughs. Spanky was also our family escort for Scott’s 6-mo & yearlong space missions.

20-ish years later, she’s a student @TexasTech. @stationcdrkelly (her dad’s astronaut classmate) gave a talk @MuseumofTTU last night where we got to finally meet. Shared fun stories + a lot of laughs. Spanky was also our family escort for Scott’s 6-mo & yearlong space missions.
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Col. Mike Fincke(@AstroIronMike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amiko Kelly Thanks for sharing our story 20 years ago “Baby Born While Dad in Space” and now “Dad and Mom Proud of Space Daughter” and even better “Scott and Mike Still Friends after 28 years!” Glad to be your friend too!

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NASA Commercial Crew(@Commercial_Crew) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One step closer!

NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams completed an integrated crew exercise simulation that moves one step closer to its first flight to the International Space Station.

Launch is targeted for NET mid-April 2024.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3HDZbbo

One step closer! @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams completed an integrated crew exercise simulation that moves #Starliner one step closer to its first flight to the @Space_Station. Launch is targeted for NET mid-April 2024. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3HDZbbo
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Col. Mike Fincke(@AstroIronMike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was there for the parachute drop test in beautiful Yuma AZ- as a Flight Test Engineer (and a vested future customer for these chutes), I was impressed with the rigor and execution of the test. And delighted with the results. is closer to first crewed flight. Kudos…

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Boeing Space(@BoeingSpace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🛰️ Today, our teams celebrate a quarter century of International Space Station on orbit!

25 years ago, the first space station segment launched, marking the beginning of one of humanity's most incredible engineering feats.

🛰️ Today, our teams celebrate a quarter century of @Space_Station on orbit! 25 years ago, the first space station segment launched, marking the beginning of one of humanity's most incredible engineering feats.
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Boeing Space(@BoeingSpace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WATCH 👀 as our team paints the NASA meatball and mission designators on the side of 's Crew Flight Test vehicle.

It takes a special kind of silicone-based paint that can withstand the heat 🔥 of re-entry and is safe for use on our thermal protection system.

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Col. Mike Fincke(@AstroIronMike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was there! And I will never forget watching André Kuipers as he saw Earth from space for the first time! So, Happy Anniversary Andre and Gennady! And May the rest of you have the joy to see the Earth from space for the first time too!!!

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Boeing Space(@BoeingSpace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Part 2 of the CEIT is scheduled for early March. Then, Wilmore, Sunita Williams, & Col. Mike Fincke will work inside Starliner with cargo installed in the cabin.

Part 2 of the CEIT is scheduled for early March. Then, Wilmore, @Astro_Suni, & @AstroIronMike will work inside Starliner with cargo installed in the cabin.
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Boeing Space(@BoeingSpace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Learn more about the Crew Equipment Interface Test and all of 's milestones ahead of launch day here: starlinerupdates.com/starliner-crew…

Learn more about the Crew Equipment Interface Test and all of #Starliner's milestones ahead of launch day here: starlinerupdates.com/starliner-crew…
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Col. Mike Fincke(@AstroIronMike) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The U.S. Army has incredible expertise and experience with vertical landings and takeoffs (not to mention hover). Thanks for sharing with NASA as we go back to the moon!

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Space Shuttle Almanac(@ShuttleAlmanac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NASA post-flight press conference. Launch window & crew compliment for are yet to be finalised, may be assessed in the next few months. As usual lately, really coy with specifics, which is a shame. We believe Col. Mike Fincke Sunita Williams & Wilmore are primes.

NASA #Starliner #OFT2 post-flight press conference. Launch window & crew compliment for #CFT1 are yet to be finalised, may be assessed in the next few months. As usual lately, really coy with specifics, which is a shame. We believe @AstroIronMike @Astro_Suni & Wilmore are primes.
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ULA(@ulalaunch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you know? will weigh 978,924 pounds (444,032 kg) once fully fueled during tomorrpw's countdown to liftoff of . bit.ly/av_oft-2

Did you know? #AtlasV will weigh 978,924 pounds (444,032 kg) once fully fueled during tomorrpw's countdown to liftoff of #Starliner. bit.ly/av_oft-2
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