Robert Thirsk

Robert Thirsk

Canadian Space Agency

Nationality Canadian

Date Of Birth 1953-08-17

Status Retired

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

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).

Robert Thirsk's Launches

Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78

Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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