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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Foale canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-American person
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NASA astronaut ⓘ astronaut ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-01-06 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts in Physics
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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
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Michael ⓘ |
| honor | inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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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
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long-duration missions on the Space Shuttle and Mir ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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astrophysicist ⓘ |
| performedEVA | yes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Louth, Lincolnshire
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surface form:
Louth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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| retiredFromNASA | 2013 ⓘ |
| role | Commander of Expedition 8 ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Expedition 8
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Mir EO-23 ⓘ STS-103 ⓘ STS-118 ⓘ STS-45 ⓘ STS-56 ⓘ STS-63 ⓘ STS-84 ⓘ STS-86 ⓘ Soyuz TMA-3 ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited |
International Space Station
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Mir ⓘ |
| totalEVATime | over 22 hours ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | approximately 374 days ⓘ |
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