Michael Foale
Astronaut
1957 –
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Who is Michael Foale?
Colin Michael Foale, CBE, PhD is a British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six 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 until 17 April 2008, he held the record for most time spent in space by a US citizen: 374 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes. He still holds the cumulative-time-in-space record for a UK citizen.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1957
Louth - Also known as
- Colin Michael Foale
- C. Michael Foale
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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