Michael Fincke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Fincke
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Mar 14, 1967(1967-03-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Pisces

Michael Fincke Biography

Michael Fincke is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on March 14, 1967 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. American astronaut who participated in more than 380 days of space missions, setting the American record for longest time in space.

He flew in the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s final mission, which was commanded He flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s last mission, which was commanded by Mark Kelly..

Edward Michael “Mike”/”Spanky” Fincke (born March 14, 1967) is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for the most time in space (381.6 days). His record was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. In January, 2019 Fincke was selected to fly on the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, making Fincke the first astronaut since John Young to fly on 3 different launch vehicles into orbit.

Fincke graduated from Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in 1985. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences. He then received a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University in 1990, and a second Master of Science degree in Planetary Geology from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 2001. He also attended El Camino College in Torrance, California, where he studied Japanese and Geology.

He had three children with Renita Saikia his wife.

Michael Fincke Net Worth

Michael Fincke is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Fincke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Houston.

He was on board the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s last flight.

Fincke logged just under 382 days in space, placing him second among American astronauts for the most time in space, and 20th overall. He completed nine spacewalks in Russian Orlan spacesuits and American EMUs. His total EVA time is 48 hours and 37 minutes placing him 11th all time on the list of spacewalkers.

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Who is Michael Fincke Dating?

According to our records, Michael Fincke married to Renita Saikia. As of December 1, 2023, Michael Fincke’s is not dating anyone.

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Fincke was commander of Expedition 18. He arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 on October 14, 2008 with Cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and space flight participant Richard Garriott. While Richard Garriott was aboard, Fincke participated during his personal time (along with Yury Lonchakov, Gregory Chamitoff and Richard Garriott) in filming and starring in the first science-fiction movie made in space, Apogee of Fear. On April 8, 2009 Fincke, Lonchakov and space tourist Charles Simonyi returned to Earth aboard the TMA-13.

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Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Fincke celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.

On January 22nd, 2019 NASA announced that Fincke would fly on Boeing CST-100 Starliner’s Crew Flight Test currently scheduled for 2020. The Starliner’s Crew Flight Test will be the first time that the new spacecraft, which is being developed and built by Boeing as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is launched into space with humans on board. Fincke took the place of astronaut Eric Boe who was originally assigned to the mission in August 2018 but is now unable to fly due to medical reasons. Boe will replace Fincke as the assistant to the chief for commercial crew in the astronaut office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.