British-born astronaut Michael Foale is rewarded in the New Year Honours with a CBE in the diplomatic list.
Dr Foale, who in 1995 became the first Briton to walk in space, moved to the US more than 20 years ago to pursue a career as an astronaut.
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Astronaut Michael Foale Leaves NASA After 26-Year Career
NASA astronaut Michael Foale has retired, ending a 26-year space agency career that included 375 days in space during six space shuttle missions and extended stays aboard two space stations.
Foale spent 145 days aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1997 and 194 days aboard the International Space Station as commander of Expedition 8 from October 2003 to April 2004. He also conducted four spacewalks over his NASA career totaling almost 23 hours.
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