{"id":9443,"date":"2026-08-12T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:06:15","slug":"nasa-astronaut-mike-fincke-leaves-agency-months-after-medical-emergency-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9443","title":{"rendered":"NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Longtime NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is stepping away from his role at the space agency. The news comes months after he experienced a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station, which forced a premature end to the journey for him and three crewmates.\n <\/p>

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\n Fincke\u2019s last day at the space agency is Wednesday, NASA said in a news release.\n <\/p>\n

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\n(L\/R) NASA astronaut commander Randy Bresnik, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut mission specialist Frank Rubio, and NASA astronaut mission specialist Andre Douglas speak during a press conference announcing the crew for the Artemis III mission at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on June 9, 2026. The Italian Luca Parmitano will be the pilot of NASA’s Artemis 3 voyage, the first European to join one of the program’s missions. Parmitano, who will represent the European Space Agency, is one of four men named as crewmembers tasked with carrying out Artemis 3, which is targeting launch in late 2027. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Although he is leaving NASA, Fincke said he remains \u201cdeeply committed to the work of exploration.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI am profoundly grateful to my crewmates, the teams on the ground, our international partners, and the families who make this work possible,\u201d Fincke, who first joined the astronaut corps in 1996, said in a statement. \u201cI am excited to carry those lessons forward and help prepare the next generation of engineers, explorers, and leaders. Together, we will return humanity to the Moon, travel to Mars, journey outward to the planets and moons beyond Earth, and someday reach for the stars \u2013 all while caring for Earth, the most beautiful planet in our solar system.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Neither Fincke nor NASA provided details about what he plans to do next.\n <\/p>\n

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