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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).
3 de may. de 2024 · Robert Thirsk, the first Canadian astronaut to make a long-duration spaceflight. In 1996 he was in space for nearly 17 days, and in 2009 he flew to the International Space Station, where he stayed for almost 188 days.
Dr. Thirsk resigned as astronaut and left the CSA in 2012 to join the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in Ottawa. As Vice-President of Public, Government and Institute Affairs, Bob oversaw the 13 institutes dedicated to specific health care issues such as aging and cancer research.
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Robert Thirsk, in full Robert Brent Thirsk, (born Aug. 17, 1953, New Westminster, B.C., Can.), the first Canadian astronaut to make a long-duration spaceflight.
27 de may. de 2008 · Robert Thirsk resigned from the Canadian Space Agency in 2012 and joined the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as Vice-President of Public, Government and Institute Affairs. He retired from this position in 2014.
Bob Thirsk is Canada's first Expedition astronaut, to have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for 6 months. In a series of podcast sequences, he describes the path that led to the assignment of a lifetime and provides a behind the scenes look at the challenges and opportunities of living in the weightless environment ...
