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Col. Mike Fincke

@AstroIronMike

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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

Houston, TX
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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Well Done, @BoeingSpace ! You captured the wonder of getting ready for a spaceflight mission. Everyone should watch this! Go #Starliner !! @NASA_Astronauts @ulalaunch
@BoeingSpace
Boeing Space
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The road to #Starliner 's #CFT has been paved with grit, determination and camaraderie. As we approach our May 6 launch, #TeamBoeing is reflecting on what it means to send our friends on a test flight that will make gains for science and inspire us all.
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@BoeingSpace
Boeing Space
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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:
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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Nice checklist, @Carbon_Flight ! Go Starliner!
@Carbon_Flight
Ed Van Cise
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It is time! With Crew-8 relocated, all @Space_Station configurations are in place to support #Starliner arrival L-4 days ✅ Crew-7 return ✅ SpaceX CRS-30 launch ✅ Soyuz MS-25 launch ✅ Soyuz MS-24 return ✅ Russian EVA ✅ CRS-30 return ✅ Relocate Crew-8 ➡️ @BoeingSpace CFT
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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Make way, make way for #Starliner on her maiden crewed flight. Thank you Exp 71!
@Space_Station
International Space Station
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Four Exp 71 crew members spent Wednesday gearing up for tomorrow’s relocation of their @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will make room for the arrival of Starliner as part of @NASA ’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The septet also worked robotics and connected with students on Earth.…
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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I'm looking forward to riding an AtlasV next year with my Starliner-1 crew! Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go Starliner!
@ulalaunch
ULA
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As we return human spaceflight to Atlas, our #ULARocketStars pass the torch of knowledge to future generations, building on all we have learned. Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go Starliner! #AtlasV #Starliner #CFT
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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One of our duties (and honors) as Astronauts is to share our space adventures. Butch and Suni are live! Send us questions at #AskNASA GO Starliner!
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@Commercial_Crew
NASA Commercial Crew
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🔴LIVE: Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore and @Astro_Suni answer media and social questions from crew quarters at @NASAKennedy ahead of their launch aboard @BoeingSpace 's #Starliner ! Send us your questions using #AskNASA or comment below ⤵️
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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🚀The launch pad is buzzing! Our rocket and spacecraft are in final prep stages for the upcoming #Starliner mission. Meanwhile, the crew is using VR for last-minute training—ensuring every detail is mastered. Join us as we count down to a groundbreaking journey. Go Starliner! 🚀…
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@BoeingSpace
Boeing Space
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#Starliner is a completely autonomous spacecraft. While astronauts will test manual controls during the Crew Flight Test, Starliner's software can take care of phasing, docking, undocking and landing all on its own.
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@Carbon_Flight
Ed Van Cise
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I believe the last person to ride the mighty Atlas was Gordon Cooper on Mercury Atlas 9, on May 15, 1963. Almost exactly 61 years later, Atlas will continue the legacy by launching Butch and @Astro_Suni on the #Starliner CFT mission. Go Atlas!
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@Carbon_Flight
Ed Van Cise
7 days
A very successful mission dress rehearsal is complete! This was the last integrated training event before launch. I was fortunate to be able to observe the crew with @AstroIronMike while @Saturn_Flight led the MCC activities. Go #Starliner ! Go CFT!
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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What is missing from this picture? If you guessed #ULA ’s #AtlasV you would be correct! But soon! May 6th is around the corner. The small white rectangle near the top of the tower is the crew access arm at an oblique view- it is a bridge from the launch tower to the spacecraft!…
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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Butch and Suni are now in the Spacecraft! Caught this picture of Butch right before starting the crew ingress procedures with #Boeing ’s most excellent pad team. Go #Starliner !!!
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Col. Mike Fincke
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On the #Starliner AstroVan on the way to the #ULA Launch Pad—Pad 41 at the #USSF Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Getting ready for launch day on May 6. Go Starliner
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Col. Mike Fincke
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Real time- we are getting ready for #Starliner launch on May 6th. This is a rehearsal for launch preparation called Crew Training Activity. We will take the Astrovan to our beautiful spacecraft. As Edna Mode said “Luck favors the prepared”. We will be ready for launch day!
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@AstroIronMike
Col. Mike Fincke
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I had the privilege of flying with the #Starliner prime crew to our launch pad today in our amazing T-38 training aircraft. You can see pad 41 and the #ULA ’s Vertical Integration Facility where the mighty #AtlasV and #Boeing ’s Starliner await launch. Go Atlas. Go Centaur.…
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