Michael Foale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Foale

British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Louth, England, United Kingdom

Profession: astronaut, physicist, astrophysicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Colin Michael Foale (born 6 January 1957) is a British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut.
He is a veteran of six space missions, and is the only NASA astronaut to have flown extended missions aboard 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.