Michael Fincke

Mike Fincke
Fincke in April 2006
Born	Edward Michael Fincke (1967-03-14) March 14, 1967 (age 57) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	Sparky, Spanky[1]
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Stanford University (MS) El Camino College (AS) University of Houston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF (ret.)
Time in space	381d 15h 11m
Selection	NASA Group 16 (1996)
Total EVAs	9
Total EVA time	48h 37m
Missions	Soyuz TMA-4 (Expedition 9) Soyuz TMA-13 (Expedition 18) STS-134 Boeing Starliner-1 (Expedition 72/73)
Mission insignia

Edward Michael "Mike" 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.

Mike Fincke was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but considers its suburb Emsworth to be his hometown. He is a retired United States Air Force officer and an active NASA astronaut. So far he served two tours aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer and commander. He flew on one Space Shuttle mission, STS-134 as a mission specialist. Fincke is conversant in Japanese and Russian.^[2] He is married to Renita Saikia, and together they have three children; son Chandra and daughters Tarali and Surya.^[2]

Fincke logged just under 382 days in space, placing him sixth among American astronauts for the most time in space, and 40th overall. He completed nine spacewalks in Russian Orlan spacesuits and American EMUs. His total EVA time is 48 hours and 37 minutes, placing him 14th all time on the list of spacewalkers.