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Born in Jurmala, Latvia, Kaleri holds a degree from the Moscow Institute of Mechanical Physics . In 1979, he was hired by the Energia Corporation and worked on the design of the Mir space station. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1984 and flew three extended missions aboard Mir in 1992, 1996– 1997, and 2000. He is currently a member of International Space Station Expedition 8, and is in orbit aboard the ISS with astronaut Michael FoaleMichael Foale (born 6 January 1957) is a British-born astronaut with dual UK- US citizenship; he is a veteran of four space shuttle missions and extended stays on both Mir and the International Space Station. He holds the record for most time spent in spa.