Michael Foale

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Michael Foale is a British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut renowned for his long-duration missions on the Space Shuttle and Mir, and for being one of the most experienced spacefarers in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British-American person
NASA astronaut
astronaut
astrophysicist
human
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1957-01-06
degree Bachelor of Arts in Physics
Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics
educatedAt Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
education Queens' College, University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
employer NASA
familyName Foale
fieldOfWork astrophysics
gender male
givenName Colin
Michael
honor inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
languageSpoken English
Russian
missionRole Mission Specialist on multiple Space Shuttle flights
name Colin Michael Foale
NASAAstronautGroup NASA Astronaut Group 10
notableFor being one of the most experienced spacefarers in history
long-duration missions on the Space Shuttle and Mir
occupation astronaut
astrophysicist
performedEVA yes
placeOfBirth Louth, Lincolnshire
surface form: Louth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
retiredFromNASA 2013
role Commander of Expedition 8
selectionYear 1987
spaceMission Expedition 8
Mir EO-23
STS-103
STS-118
STS-45
STS-56
STS-63
STS-84
STS-86
Soyuz TMA-3
spaceStationVisited International Space Station
Mir
totalEVATime over 22 hours
totalTimeInSpace approximately 374 days

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STS-45 missionSpecialist Michael Foale
Mir space station notableAstronaut Michael Foale
Shuttle–Mir Program astronaut Michael Foale