Michael Foale

C. Michael Foale (born 6 January 1957) is a British-born astronaut with dual UK-US citizenship; he is a veteran of four space shuttle missions and extended stays on both Mir and the International Space Station. He was the first Briton to perform a space walk, and holds the record for most time spent in space by a US citizen: 374 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes.

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6 January - 1957 - British - Dual - US - Space shuttle - Mir - International Space Station

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Born in Louth and raised in Cambridge, Foale was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge University, receiving a doctorate in laboratory astrophysics in 1982.

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Louth - Cambridge - The King's School - Canterbury - Queens' College - Cambridge University - 1982

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Foale joined the mission operations division of NASA in 1983 and was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1987. He flew on space shuttle missions STS-45 (1992), STS-56 (1993) and STS-63 (1995). In the latter mission he undertook a four-hour EVA. He was then selected for an extended mission aboard the Russian Mir space station. During a four month stay on Mir in 1997, Mir was struck by a Progress resupply vessel and Foale conducted a 6-hour EVA to inspect exterior damage.

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1983 - 1987 - STS-45 - 1992 - STS-56 - 1993 - STS-63 - 1995 - EVA - Mir - 1997 - Progress

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In 1999, Foale was a member of space shuttle mission STS-103, during which he conducted an 8-hour spacewalk to replace components of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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1999 - STS-103 - Hubble Space Telescope

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In 2003, Foale was named commander of International Space Station Expedition 8 with cosmonaut Alexandr Kaleri. His six-month tour of duty on the station ended on April 29, 2004.

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2003 - International Space Station - Expedition 8 - Alexandr Kaleri - April 29 - 2004

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He was awarded a CBE in the diplomatic list of the New Year Honours in December 2004.

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CBE - New Year Honours - 2004

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