Canadian engineer, astronaut and physician (born 1953)
Bob Thirsk
Born
Robert Brent Thirsk
(1953-08-17) August 17, 1953 (age 70)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Education
University of Calgary (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, MBA) McGill University (MD) Carleton University (DEng)
Space career
NRC/CSA astronaut NASA astronaut
Time in space
204d 18h 29m[1]
Selection
NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 17 (1998)
Missions
STS-78 Soyuz TMA-15 (Expedition 20/21)
Mission insignia
Robert Brent "Bob" Thirsk, OC OBC (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian retired engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian record for the most time spent in space (204 days 18 hours). He became an officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia (OBC) in 2012.
^Astronauts and Cosmonauts (sorted by "Time in Space"). Spacefacts.de. Retrieved on March 8, 2016.
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