Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Mike Fincke Returns to Space, 20 Years After Bihu Dance
Imagine an astronaut who once danced a special dance in space!
Astronaut Mike Fincke is now on the International Space Station again, as part of a new space trip.
He's famous because, over 20 years ago, he danced a traditional dance from Assam, India, while floating in space.
Now, he's joined by other astronauts from different countries.
They will do science experiments to help us get ready for trips to the Moon and Mars.
This trip launched on August 1st and docked on the ISS the next day.
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is aboard the ISS as part of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Fincke famously performed the Bihu dance on the ISS in 2004.
The Crew-11 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on August 1st.
The crew will spend six months on the ISS conducting research.
The research supports future missions to the Moon and Mars.
- Who
- Astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos, including Mike Fincke.
- What
- SpaceX Crew-11 launched to the ISS with Mike Fincke aboard.
- When
- Launched August 1st, docked on August 2nd, 2025.
- Where
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to the International Space Station.
- Why
- To conduct research and support future space missions to the Moon and Mars.
- Mission Name
- Crew-11
- Astronaut
- Mike Fincke
- Launch Location
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Spacecraft
- Dragon capsule
- Crew Includes
- NASA, JAXA, Roscosmos
- Mission Goal
- Research for future space missions
