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INTERNATIONALSPACESTATION HOMEPAGE |
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EXPEDITION 08 |
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Commander |
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C. Michael Foale |
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* Jan. 06 , 1956 |
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6th spaceflight |
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USA/ GB |
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1st ISS-mission |
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Flight Engineer |
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Alexander Y. Kaleri |
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* May 13 , 1956 |
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4th spaceflight |
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RUSSIA |
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1st ISS-mission |
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Born January 6, 1957, in Louth,
England, but considers Cambridge, England, to be his hometown. Married
to the former Rhonda R. Butler of Louisville, Kentucky. They have two
children. He enjoys many outdoor activities, particularly wind surfing.
Private flying, soaring, and project scuba diving have been his other
major sporting interests. He also enjoys exploring physics and writing
children's software. Graduated from Kings School,
Canterbury, in 1975. He attended the University of Cambridge, Queens'
College, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in Physics, Natural
Sciences Tripos, with 1st class honors, in 1978. While at Queens'
College, he completed his doctorate in Laboratory Astrophysics at
Cambridge University in 1982. |
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Born May 13, 1956, in Yurmala,
Latvia. He is married to the former Svetlana L. Nosova. They have one
child, a son. Alexander enjoys running, reading, and gardening. His
mother, Antonina Petrovna Kaleri, resides in Sevastopol, the Ukraine.
His father, Yuri Borisovich Kaleri, is deceased. . Graduated from Moscow Institute of Mechanical Physics in 1979. |
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1st ISS-expedition mission |
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1st ISS-expedition mission |
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4.10.05 |
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16:55:52 |
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