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Michael Fincke
Michael Fincke, Mission Specialist 1
With 365 days in space, Fincke is the third in the list of most experienced American astronauts. He holds the record, along with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, for ISS-based spacewalks: he has logged 26 hours on six spacewalks wearing the Russian Orlan spacesuit.
He has flown twice aboard Soyuz to the ISS, for Expeditions 9 and 18. For his first long-duration mission, in 2004, Fincke spent six months aboard the Station.
In 2009 he served as the ISS Commander. Michael Fincke and his three crewmates helped to prepare the Station for future six-person crews. He speaks Japanese and Russian.
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