Canadian Space Agency

Robert Thirsk

Canada

Robert Thirsk
Retired

Biography

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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).

Type

Government

Age

72

Date of Birth

August 17, 1953

First Flight

June 20, 1996

Last Flight

May 27, 2009

Career Stats

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2

Flights

2

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P204DT18H30M7S

Time in Space

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