Veteran NASA astronaut Foale retires
Posted: Tue, Aug 13, 2013, 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
Michael Foale, a British-born NASA astronaut, is leaving the space agency after 30 years there, NASA announced. Foale joined NASA in 1983, working at mission control at Johnson Space Center, and joined the astronaut corps in 1987. Foale flew on six space missions, including long-duration stays on the Mir space station in 1997 and on the ISS in 2003-2004. He also flew on the STS-103 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. Foale is leaving NASA to work on "advancing green aviation technology," according to NASA.
Michael Foale, a British-born NASA astronaut, is leaving the space agency after 30 years there, NASA announced. Foale joined NASA in 1983, working at mission control at Johnson Space Center, and joined the astronaut corps in 1987. Foale flew on six space missions, including long-duration stays on the Mir space station in 1997 and on the ISS in 2003-2004. He also flew on the STS-103 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. Foale is leaving NASA to work on "advancing green aviation technology," according to NASA.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Saturday, April 18
U.S. Space Force Accelerates Space-Based MTI Fielding Push
Aviation Week — 10:29 am ET (1429 GMT) Lockheed Martin nabs $105M ground system contract to support next-gen GPS
Breaking Defense — 10:28 am ET (1428 GMT) USSPACECOM highlights ‘Year of Integration’ at the 41st Space Symposium
US Space Command — 10:27 am ET (1427 GMT) Rocket Lab Defeats Investor Lawsuit Over Delayed Neutron Launch
Bloomberg Law — 10:26 am ET (1426 GMT) Rocket Lab Beats Investor Suit Over Launch Timeline For Good
Law360 — 10:25 am ET (1425 GMT) |
