NASA Astronaut Group 16
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NASA Astronaut Group 16 was a group of 44 astronauts announced by NASA on May 1, 1996. The class was nicknamed "The Sardines" for being such a large class, humorously implying that their training sess
The astronauts of Group 16
Michael Fincke
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Edward Michael Fincke is an American former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel. He is fourth among NASA astronauts ranked by time spent in space, tallying up over 549 days. Fin
NASA Astronaut Group 16
…Laurel Clark (1 flight; died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster) Michael Fincke (4 flights) Patrick G. Forrester (3 flights), Chief of the Astronaut Office 2017–2020…
Fincke in 2025
Gennady Padalka performs an ultrasound exam on Fincke during Expedition 9
Fincke on podium for the announcement of both Boeing and SpaceX as the providers for the Commercial Crew Program's CCTCap program in 2014
Fincke, Ferguson, Mann - one of the original CFT crews. 2019-2020