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Fincke, 58, is a Pennsylvania native with a wife and three children. He joined NASA in 1996 and is now a veteran of four spaceflights: Expedition 9 in 2004, Expedition 18 in 2009, STS-134 in 2011, and most recently Expedition 74, for which he served as commander.
NASA sent the Artemis II rocket back from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-B to the Vehicle Assembly Building to fix a problem in the rocket’s upper stage.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a problem and it's leaving the launch pad. Don't expect a moonshot in March
NASA on Sunday (Sept. 22) announced that the space agency will roll its massive Artemis 2 moon rocket to fix a helium system glitch on the massive booster.
NASA’s Mike Fincke has publicly identified himself as the astronaut who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says troubleshooting an interruption of helium flow at the launch pad will rule out a liftoff in March.
Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.
Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams were expecting to spend eight to 10 days in space. They ended up remaining in orbit for 286 days.
NASA has identified astronaut Mike Fincke as the Crew-11 member who had a medical event on the ISS, leading to the outpost's first medical evacuation.