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    Robert Thirsk

    Robert "Bob" Brent Thirsk, 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. He became an officer of the Order of Canada in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia in 2012. Wikipedia

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  3. Sep 27, 2024Robert Thirsk was awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony on Thursday, June 13, "in recognition of his outstanding career as a Canadian astronaut, his many contributions to scientific and health research, and his promotion of science education and lifelong learning."
  4. britannica.com

    Robert Thirsk (born August 17, 1953, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is the first Canadian astronaut to make a long-duration spaceflight. Thirsk received bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively, in mechanical engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978.
  5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    Robert Thirsk, MDCM, performs maintenance on the Station's Water Recovery System. This recycling system processes waste water and crew urine into potable water. Six months later my Soyuz crewmates and I undocked from the Station and landed back in Kazakhstan. During our stay in space, we completed 3,000 orbits of the Earth and traveled ...
  6. asc-csa.gc.ca

    Dr. Robert Thirsk received degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Calgary and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also holds a Doctorate of Medicine from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
  7. reporter.mcgill.ca

    McGill grad Robert Thirsk (MD'82) is the first Canadian astronaut to take part in a long duration mission. By mission's end, Thirsk will have lived on board the International Space Station for six months. By Robert Thirsk I haven't driven a car in three months, and yet I've traveled 70 million kilometers. I've watched 16 […]
  8. engsci.utoronto.ca

    Dr. Robert Thirsk received degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Medicine and Business Administration from the University of Calgary, MIT and McGill University. Bob has flown on two spaceflights: a mission aboard the shuttle Columbia and an expedition aboard the International Space Station.
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