Robert Thirsk

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Robert Brent Thirsk, OC OBC (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian records for the longest space flight (187 days 20 hours) and the most time spent in space (204 days 18 hours).

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

New Westminster

Education

McGill University; MIT Sloan School of Management; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Calgary; Lord Beaverbrook High School; John Taylor Collegiate

Awards

Officer of the Order of Canada; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; Member of the Order of Canada; Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

From Wikidata.

• Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-15Flight Engineer · Success · with Frank De Winne, Roman RomanenkoMay 27, 2009
• Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78Payload Specialist · Success · with Charles E. Brady Jr., Jean-Jacques Favier, Kevin R. Kregel, Richard M. Linnehan, Susan Helms, Terence HenricksJune 20, 1996

• Expedition 21International Space Station · Flight Engineer2009-10-11 – 2009-12-01
• Expedition 20International Space Station · Flight Engineer2009-05-29 – 2009-10-11