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  Encyclopedia: Edward Fincke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Edward-Fincke   (302 words)

  
 Edward Fincke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Fincke graduated from Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, Pennsylvania in 1985.
Edward Fincke graduated from MIT in 1989, and immediately attended a summer exchange program with the Moscow Aviation Institute in the former Soviet Union, where he studied Cosmonautics.
Fincke as of 2005 has over 800 flight hours in more than 30 different varieties of aircraft and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Fincke   (642 words)

  
 Expedition 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L-R: Edward Fincke (U.S.A.) and Gennady Padalka (Russia)
Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near fresh fruit floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Padalka and Fincke arrived at the Station on April 21 aboard the ISS Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft with European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut André Kuipers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Expedition_9   (844 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Science / U.S.-Russian-Dutch crew blasts off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
American Michael Fincke, Russian Gennady Padalka and Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, representing the European Space Agency, were to spend two days en route to the ISS aboard the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft.
Fincke became the only one of his four brothers to follow their father's path and join the U.S. Air Force.
Fincke, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and master of aeronautics, astronautics and physical sciences, has logged more than 800 flight hours in more than 30 types of aircraft.
www.boston.com /news/science/articles/2004/04/18/russian_spacecraft_prepares_for_launch   (497 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Magazine / Spaced Out
This sort of upbeat comment was characteristic of the 37-year-old Fincke, an earnest 1989 MIT grad and Air Force lieutenant colonel whose dramatic adventures in space have been widely reported.
For instance, Fincke and Padalka are the first astronauts to use ultrasound to monitor the physiological changes caused by long-term residence in outer space.
Fincke really warms to the subject of science, but not quite as much as he does to the subject of his alma mater.
www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/08/22/spaced_out?mode   (699 words)

  
 Astronaut Mike Fincke, Emsworth's own, blasts off April 18 for space station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Fincke, 36, and his mission commander, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, are set for launch April 18 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Fincke and Padalka were supposed to be the Expedition 10 crew, flying this fall.
Fincke acknowledged, however, that with only two people aboard the space station for six months at a time, compatibility is more important than ever.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04061/279217.stm   (1208 words)

  
 Edward Fincke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
After graduation from Stanford University in 1990, Fincke entered the United States Air Force where he was assigned to the Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base in California (A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes).
Edward Finske was selected by the NASA (An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight) in April 1996 to be an astronaut.
In July 1999, Fincke was assigned as backup crewmember for the International Space Station (additional info and facts about International Space Station) Expedition 4 (additional info and facts about Expedition 4) crew.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ed/Edward_Fincke.htm   (508 words)

  
 Astronaut may be returning soon - PittsburghLIVE.com
Fincke, an Air Force lieutenant colonel who is realizing a boyhood dream of becoming an astronaut, and Padalka blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 18.
Fincke was connected to his wife's cell phone in the delivery room via a NASA-arranged radio hook-up.
Fincke recently took a digital photograph for NASA of Pittsburgh, inundated by flood waters, his father said.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_255245.html   (468 words)

  
 Fincke safely out of orbit - PittsburghLIVE.com
Edward Fincke said it was the next best thing: His son's wife Renita phoning from the Star City Space Center near Moscow to tell the couple their son was safe.
Fincke's parents had sat holding hands on a couch in the living room of their three-story frame home in a quiet residential neighborhood watching their television set tuned to a NASA station carried by cable as their son's spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
Edward Fincke said their son had called them at noon Saturday.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/tribnorth/s_265301.html   (646 words)

  
 Realizing a dream - PittsburghLIVE.com
Fincke, Padalka and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers are slated to blast off from the legendary Baikonur Cosmodrome -- launch site of Sputnik; Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space; and Laika, the first dog -- Sunday at 10:19 p.m., or shortly after noon Pittsburgh time.
Fincke has been striving for this day ever since he was a boy.
Fincke is a practical joker, said his brother Glenn, a Bethel Park mutual funds analyst.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/news/s_189887.html   (793 words)

  
 Space News from the Space Coast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Padalka and Fincke are flying with Andre Kuipers of The Netherlands, who will return to Earth on April 29 with the Expedition 8 crew.
Fincke, Padalka and Kuipers left the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur in darkness, several hours before their flight, and got aboard the bus that would take them into the Cosmodrome complex.
Fincke gave a thumbs-up and blew a kiss before they ascended to their capsule atop the Soyuz rocket.
www.floridatoday.com /news/space/stories/2004a/spacestoryN0419SOYUZ.htm   (667 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke 10/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Mike Fincke graduated from MIT in 1989, and immediately attended a summer exchange program with the Moscow Aviation Institute in the former Soviet Union, where he studied Cosmonautics.
Fincke spent six-months aboard the station during which time he continued ISS science operations, maintained Station systems, and performed four spacewalks.
Col. Fincke completed his first mission in 187 days, 21 minutes and 17 seconds, and logged a total of 15 hours, 45 minutes and 22 seconds of EVA time in four spacewalks.
vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/fincke.html   (608 words)

  
 Fincke
Captain Fincke is conversant in Japanese and Russian.
Captain Fincke graduated from MIT in 1989, and immediately attended a Summer exchange program with the Moscow Aviation Institute in the former Soviet Union, where he studied Cosmonautics.
At 1814 GMT on October 23 Padalka, Fincke and guest cosmonaut Shargin (delivered for a one week mission aboard Soyuz TMA-5), entered Soyuz TMA-4 and closed the hatches leaving Chiao and Sharipov as the EO-10 station crew.
www.astronautix.com /astros/fincke.htm   (2137 words)

  
 ESA - Delta Mission - Edward Michael ‘Mike’ Fincke
In 1989 Fincke attended a summer exchange programme with the Moscow Aviation Institute in the former Soviet Union, where he studied Cosmonautics.
In July 1999, Fincke was assigned as back-up crewmember for the ISS Expedition 4 crew.
Fincke is currently assigned as a Flight Engineer on the ISS Expedition 9 crew, which is due to fly to ISS on Soyuz flight 8S in April 2004.
www.esa.int /SPECIALS/Delta_Mission/SEMWWRWA6QD_0.html   (367 words)

  
 Astronaut down-to-earth - PittsburghLIVE.com
Fincke, 37, is the science officer and flight engineer on the space station, which travels 17,000 miles an hour about 300 miles above earth.
Fincke was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Emsworth.
He said Mike Fincke was interested in astronomy as a child, often visited the Buhl Planetarium and always wanted to be an astronaut.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/search/s_254163.html   (538 words)

  
 Read about Edward Fincke at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Edward Fincke and learn about Edward Fincke here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Edwards Air Force Base in California, Fincke joined the 39th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where he served as a Flight Test Engineer working on a variety of flight test programs, flying the F-16 and F-15 aircraft.
Fincke as of 2005 has over 800 flight hours in more than 30 different varieties of aircraft and holds the rank of
Edward Finske was selected by the NASA in April
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Mike_Fincke   (604 words)

  
 Welcome to Tomatosphere
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and Science Officer (FE/SO) Edward (Mike) Fincke holds a bag of tomato seeds to be used in the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project.
Fincke is in the Zvezda Service Module wearing a blue jumpsuit with an American flag across the top.
Fincke is wearing a blue jumpsuit with an American flag across the top.
www.tomatosphere.org /media_anderson.htm   (770 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mike Fincke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
So it's not surprising that the future of human space flight would be on Fincke's mind as he prepares for his upcoming flight.
Fincke and his crewmate -- Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia's Federal Space Agency -- are scheduled to launch in April for a six-month mission aboard the Space Station.
The high points of the mission for Fincke may come in the form of two scheduled spacewalks.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mike-Fincke   (810 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
In 1989, being an Air Force ROTC scholarship student, he completed the studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautics and astronautics; as well as in earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences.
In 1990 Fincke received a master of science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University, and the second master of science degree in physical sciences (planetary geology) from the University of Houston, Clear Lake in 2001.
Fincke was selected as NASA candidate astronaut in April 1996.
www.energia.ru /english/energia/iss/iss09/fink.html   (384 words)

  
 Edward Fincke
Edward Michael Fincke (born 14 March 1967) is an American astronaut, currently aboard the International Space Station as flight engineer.
Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds degrees from MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Houston.
Formerly a test pilot in the United States Air Force before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1996, Finkce's first mission into space was aboard Soyuz TMA-4, launched in April 2004.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edward_fincke.html   (124 words)

  
 NASA Astronaut to Discuss Experiences From Space Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
"(Fincke) has an in-law in New York state, and we found out that he would be more or less in the area.
Fincke served as both NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, performing four spacewalks.
Fincke will end the day in Syracuse at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology at 3:30 p.m., when he will draw a name to win a trip for two to the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.
www.ecs.syr.edu /news_detail.asp?IDin=176   (713 words)

  
 MIT World » : Astronaut Lt. Colonel Michael Fincke Attends Reunion Via Space Link   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Fincke began a six-month stint as science officer and flight engineer on Expedition 9 to the International Space Station(ISS) in April 2004, and stole a few moments from his hectic schedule to greet fellow alumni.
Fincke attended MIT on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and graduated with a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as a B.S. in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences in 1989.
Fincke received two USAF Commendation Medals, and a USAF Achievement Medal.
mitworld.mit.edu /video/231   (348 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science -- U.S.-Russian-Dutch crew blasts off to international space station
Their relatives and friends, standing with Russian and U.S. space officials at Russia's Baikonur launch pad in the desolate steppes of western Kazakhstan, craned their necks and squinted in the sunshine to follow the Soyuz-FG booster rocket's trajectory after the 7:19 a.m.
Padalka and Fincke, who were initially trained to fly on a U.S. shuttle, are to conduct two spacewalks during their 183-day stint on the space station.
Fincke, a 37-year-old native of Pittsburgh, is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and has logged more than 800 flight hours in more than 30 types of aircraft.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20040419-1057-russia-space.html   (642 words)

  
 US-Russian-Dutch trio arrive at International Space Station
They entered the hatch of the space station some 90 minutes later to be greeted by the two-man crew finishing their six-month mission, who offered them bread and salt according to Russian tradition.
Fincke, who was making his first journey to space, and Padalka will replace US astronaut Michael Foale and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kalery, who have been there since last October.
Padalka, 45, and 37-year-old Fincke will perform two space walks in June and August to install equipment necessary for the Jules Verne, a European-built new automated transfer vehicle, which is due to arrive at the station in April 2005.
www.spacedaily.com /2004/040421101926.vqlowkvj.html   (511 words)

  
 JSC Features - Mike Fincke: Sharing his adventure of a lifetime
Mike Fincke, the oldest of Edward and Alma Fincke's nine children.
Mike Fincke, the little boy who taught himself how to read just so he could learn about the wonders of space.
Mike Fincke speaks to the media during the Expedition 9 press conference.
www.jsc.nasa.gov /jscfeatures/articles/000000121.html   (933 words)

  
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Edward Michael Fincke returned to earth last October.
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