NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Across his career, he flies four space missions, spending a total of 549 days in space. NASA says he also completes nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station (ISS).
The outlets provide additional career details. Spaceflight Now reports that Fincke has experience across multiple spacecraft and notes his training for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program beginning in January 2019, followed by later reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. It also states his final ISS mission launches Aug. 1, 2025. NASA’s announcement focuses more broadly on his overall impact and milestones, while Spaceflight Now highlights specific program assignments and the timing of his last flight.
Both sources agree on the central point: Fincke’s retirement follows a long NASA career marked by repeated ISS expeditions and multiple spacewalks.
