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Col. Mike Fincke

@AstroIronMike

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

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Aaaaand we are docked! ISS meet Starliner. Starliner, ISS.

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Starliner docking confirmed! The #Starliner crewed spacecraft docked to the @Space_Station at 1:34pm ET with @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.



On console with fellow Capcom Neal Nagata for Starliner docking. Only 500 meters from ISS and getting closer.

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Live from @NASA_Johnson Mission Control: #Starliner commander Butch Wilmore & pilot @Astro_Suni dock with @Space_Station 🔵 Docking ~12:15 p.m. ET 🔵 Hatch opening & welcome ~2 p.m. ET 🔵 Starliner crew in-flight event with @NASA leadership ~6 p.m. ET twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…



#Starliner CFT has launched! Godspeed Starliner! Thanks Atlas and Centaur!


We are ready! Launch broadcast starts in 15 minutes on NASA TV ! nasa.gov/nasatv/ With @Delivrine and @MdcCruz

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Launch Broadcast starting soon. Crew is awake and rocket getting fueled. And- the awesome Public Affairs team is ready for an amazing day! Join us! @NASA @BoeingSpace @NASA_Astronauts @ulalaunch

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Tune in for the #Starliner Crew Flight Test. Launch is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5 at 10:52 a.m. ET. The broadcast starts at 6:45 a.m. ET: boeing.com/starliner#watch

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#OTD I was there with my crewmates. Sitting in the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s cockpit ready for launch. It was epic! Happy Anniversary!!

🚀#OTD 5/16/2011: Launch of #STS134, the 25th and final flight for #Endeavour - delivering Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 & other critical supplies to the @Space_Station It was the penultimate mission of @NASA's #SpaceShuttle program. @NASA @esa #space #ISS

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Even though yesterday's #Starliner launch was postponed, the bravery and professionalism of astronauts Butch and Suni as well as the entire launch team remain as towering as the mighty #AtlasV . Our determination underlines every mission's spirit, and we'll be ready to reach for…

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Real time- #Starliner Astronauts are putting on their suits!! They fit great! @NASA_Astronauts @BoeingSpace @ulalaunch

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Launch Day! As the backup crew, I get to walk Butch and Suni to the Launch Pad Elevator, where the Pad Team will escort them to the #Starliner and strap them in. Crew suits up around 6:30 this evening, walks out of our quarantine facility a little after 7:00 and we should…

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What a great video!

“On the road again!” #Starliner’s last horizontal move for a few weeks is now complete. Next is the “go up, go fast” phase. L-52 hours at the moment



#Starliner at night! What a beautiful sight to behold. @ulalaunch ‘s #AtlasV with centaur is magnificent. Launch coming tomorrow night 10:34pm Eastern. Not to be missed! @BoeingSpace @NASA_Astronauts

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🚀 The Starliner has arrived at the launch pad atop the mighty Atlas/Centaur stack, and wow, does she look ready to dance among the stars! 🌟 Here with her brave crew and yours truly, the backup, just in case. Dream team assemble! @BoeingSpace @ulalaunch @Commercial_Crew

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And the mighty #AtlasV is rolling! Launch is Monday around 10:34 EDT. It will be a can’t miss moment! Thank you @BoeingSpace and @ulalaunch ! @NASA_Astronauts

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Col. Mike Fincke Reposted

Your Flight Directors leading the teams that will fly @BoeingSpace #Starliner, with Butch and @Astro_Suni Back (L to R): Chloe Mehring (Lion), Rick Henfling (Redstone), me (Carbon), Mike Lammers (Saturn) Front: Anthony Vareha (Enterprise) Absent: Marcos Flores (Argo)

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And a slightly different view from the Crew Access Tower. Rollin’ soon.

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Welcome to Rollout Day for ULA's #AtlasV rocket and @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft in anticipation of the Crew Flight Test (#CFT), launching Monday night with two @NASA astronauts. Launch time is precisely 10:34:14pmEDT (0234:14 UTC). Live updates: bit.ly/av_cft

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Col. Mike Fincke Reposted

#MayThe4th be with #Starliner today as it rolls to the launch pad atop #AtlasV! Get yourself ready for the mission with this look back at Starliner's rollout from our factory to @ulalaunch's Space Launch Complex-41, which happened mid-April.


Col. Mike Fincke Reposted

Check out @ulalaunch's Advanced Spaceflight Operations Center! On launch day, ULA teammates in the launch control room will conduct the countdown to ready the #AtlasV by testing its systems and loading propellant into the rocket — all to ensure #Starliner launches successfully.…


Even astronauts aren't immune to quarantine! 🚀 Butch and Suni are probably wondering if they stumbled onto a Martian zoo exhibit—viewing Earth from behind the glass. Go #Starliner! @Commercial_Crew @NASAAstronauts @BoeingSpace

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Col. Mike Fincke Reposted

Suit-Up 👥🌟 __ ¹twitter.com/ISS_Research/s… ^twitter.com/SpacesFuture/s… ^🖼️¹🖼️

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Starliner CFT Reporter's Notebook 📒 __ ^twitter.com/SpacesFuture/s… ¹²³⁴boeing.com/space/starline… ¹🖼️²🖼️

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