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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http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts 27-08-2010 16:11:29
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Real time- #Starliner Astronauts are putting on their suits!! They fit great!
NASA Astronauts Boeing Space ULA
Launch Day! As the backup crew, I get to walk Butch and Suni to the Launch Pad Elevator, where the Pad Team will escort them to the #Starliner and strap them in. Crew suits up around 6:30 this evening, walks out of our quarantine facility a little after 7:00 and we should
#Starliner at night! What a beautiful sight to behold. ULA ‘s #AtlasV with centaur is magnificent. Launch coming tomorrow night 10:34pm Eastern. Not to be missed!
Boeing Space NASA Astronauts
🚀 The Starliner has arrived at the launch pad atop the mighty Atlas/Centaur stack, and wow, does she look ready to dance among the stars! 🌟 Here with her brave crew and yours truly, the backup, just in case. Dream team assemble! Boeing Space ULA NASA Commercial Crew
And the mighty #AtlasV is rolling! Launch is Monday around 10:34 EDT. It will be a can’t miss moment!
Thank you Boeing Space and ULA !
NASA Astronauts
Your Flight Directors leading the teams that will fly Boeing Space #Starliner , with Butch and Sunita Williams.
Back (L to R): Chloe Mehring (Lion), Rick Henfling (Redstone), me (Carbon), Mike Lammers (Saturn)
Front: Anthony Vareha (Enterprise)
Absent: Marcos Flores (Argo)
#MayThe4th be with #Starliner today as it rolls to the launch pad atop #AtlasV !
Get yourself ready for the mission with this look back at Starliner's rollout from our factory to ULA's Space Launch Complex-41, which happened mid-April.
Even astronauts aren't immune to quarantine! 🚀 Butch and Suni are probably wondering if they stumbled onto a Martian zoo exhibit—viewing Earth from behind the glass. Go #Starliner ! NASA Commercial Crew NASA_Astronauts Boeing Space
NASA Commercial Crew NASA Tory Bruno ULA Boeing Space Christopher Ferguson Sunita Williams Col. Mike Fincke Nicole Mann Josh Cassada Jeanette J. Epps, PhD Suit-Up 👥🌟
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I’ve only been able to participate in one NASA Social (back in 2011 for STS-135), but have followed many. Greetings and 👋🏻 to all of today’s participants. Sounds like you’ve got a great agenda lined up for today!
Well Done, Boeing Space ! You captured the wonder of getting ready for a spaceflight mission. Everyone should watch this! Go #Starliner !!
NASA Astronauts ULA
Meet the A Team ⚡...and the B Team 🚀, too!
Starting at L-32 hours, Pad Team A and Pad Team B work in harmony to secure and help keep #Starliner on schedule for launch.
Meet the team: boeing.com/features/2024/…