The trio was in orbit some nine minutes later. Called Expedition 8, the two-astronaut crew -- station commander Michael Foale and flight engineer Alexander Kaleri -- will trade places with Russian ...

Fincke has logged 365 days in space, placing him third behind Peggy Whitson and Michael Foale for the most time in space by an American astronaut. He has the record along with Gennady Padalka for ...