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Michael Foale

Colin Michael Foale CBE (/foʊl/; born 6 January 1957) is a British-American astrophysicist and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space missions, and he is the only NASA astronaut to have flown extended missions aboard both Mir and the International Space Station. He was the second Briton in space and the first to perform a space walk. Until…

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Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Education
Queens' College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Born
Colin Michael Foale (1957-01-06) 6 January 1957 (age 69) Louth, UK
Missions
STS-45 STS-56 STS-63 STS-84/STS-86 (Mir NASA-5) (Mir EO-23 and 24) STS-103 Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8)
Retirement
August 9, 2013
Selection
NASA Group 12 (1987)

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Michael Foale

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related to Honours · 19
Michael Foale → British Empire, Commander, December, Doctor, Foale, Foale's, Folkestone Academy, He, Humberside, It, July, Kent, Lincolnshire, Michael Foale Lane, New Year Honours, Order, Science, September, University
related to External links · 6
Michael Foale → Harrogate Ladies' College, ISS, Michael FoaleTwo Amateur Radio, MIR, Spacefacts, The
Awards · 1
Michael Foale → Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Born · 1
Michael Foale → Colin Michael Foale (1957-01-06) 6 January 1957 (age 69) Louth, UK
Education · 1
Michael Foale → Queens' College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Missions · 1
Michael Foale → STS-45 STS-56 STS-63 STS-84/STS-86 (Mir NASA-5) (Mir EO-23 and 24) STS-103 Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8)
Retirement · 1
Michael Foale → August 9, 2013
Selection · 1
Michael Foale → NASA Group 12 (1987)
Time in space · 1
Michael Foale → 374d 11h 19m
Total EVA time · 1
Michael Foale → 16h 44m

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Michael FoaleAwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire1.00infobox
Michael FoaleBornColin Michael Foale (1957-01-06) 6 January 1957 (age 69) Louth, UK1.00infobox
Michael FoaleEducationQueens' College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)1.00infobox
Michael FoaleMissionsSTS-45 STS-56 STS-63 STS-84/STS-86 (Mir NASA-5) (Mir EO-23 and 24) STS-103 Soyuz TMA-3 (Expedition 8)1.00infobox
Michael FoaleRetirementAugust 9, 20131.00infobox
Michael FoaleSelectionNASA Group 12 (1987)1.00infobox
Michael FoaleTime in space374d 11h 19m1.00infobox
Michael FoaleTotal EVA time16h 44m1.00infobox
Michael FoaleTotal EVAs41.00infobox
Michael Foalerelated to External linksSpacefacts0.60section
Michael Foalerelated to External linksMichael FoaleTwo Amateur Radio0.60section
Michael Foalerelated to External linksHarrogate Ladies' College0.60section

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