Retirement

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A NASA astronaut in a spacesuit stands on a desolate plain, gazing up at a Soyuz spacecraft descending through a colorful sunset sky, symbolizing a career's end.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires following medical evacuation

Just weeks after piloting a mission that returned in January, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke was medically evacuated from the International Space Station on January 7, 2025.

Daron Krikorian·August 13, 2026