Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
FoaleColin MichaelUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.01.1957 |
| Birthplace: | Louth / United Kingdom |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 05.06.1987 |
| Selection group: | NASA-12 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.08.2013 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-45 Atlantis | MS | 24.03.1992 - 02.04.1992 | 8d 22h 09m |
| 2 | STS-56 Discovery | MS | 08.04.1993 - 17.04.1993 | 9d 06h 08m |
| 3 | STS-63 Discovery | MS | 03.02.1995 - 11.02.1995 | 8d 06h 28m |
| 4 | STS-84 Atlantis / Mir-23 / Mir-24 / STS-86 Atlantis | MS | 15.05.1997 - 06.10.1997 | 144d 13h 47m |
| 5 | STS-103 Discovery | MS | 20.12.1999 - 28.12.1999 | 7d 23h 10m |
| 6 | Soyuz TMA-3 / ISS-08 | Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 18.10.2003 - 30.04.2004 | 194d 18h 33m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-81 | MS |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-2 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of arts in physics, University of
Cambridge, Queens’ College, 1978;
Ph.D. in laboratory astrophysics from Cambridge
University, 1982; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut groups 10
and 11; hobbies:
Outdoor activities, windsurfing, flying, project scuba diving, soaring,
exploring theoretical physics, writing children's software on a personal
computer; November 2004 - April 2006
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration
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