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 (OC) in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia (OBC) in 2012.

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1953  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, physician, engineer, Member of the Order of Canada, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 17, Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada, 

NASA Astronaut Group 17, 

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  STS-78 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  Soyuz TMA-15 ⓘ
  2009 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 20 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 21 ⓘ
  21st long-duration mission to the International Space Station

Canada, Soyuz TMA-15, NASA Astronaut Group 17, 

1953-08-17T00:00:00Z

1953-08-17T00:00:00Z

1953 Robert Thirsk

1996-06-20T00:00:00Z

1996-06-20T00:00:00Z

1996 STS-78

2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

2009 Soyuz TMA-15

2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

2009-10-11T00:00:00Z

2009 Expedition 20

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

2009-12-01T00:00:00Z

2009 Expedition 21

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STS078-336-008 - STS-078 - Crewmember activity in the shuttle middeck and flight deck - DPLA - b36a09a1530fe9282e250e8554c00a0c

S129E009638 - STS-129 - View of Expedition 21 Crew Members working in the JPM - DPLA - acb0caca5109e2ad6e271b6313722881

S127E007575 - STS-127 - Thirsk works on the MELFI in the JEM during Joint Operations - DPLA - a95fa2b5d8ba3b902ae393174fe8a7a5

S129E007039 - STS-129 - STS-129 - Expedition 21 Crew Members greet one another after Hatch Opening - DPLA - 10429aada98aca6fff1d2d1a2c821e83

STS078-397-032 - STS-078 - STS-78 crew portrait in the Spacelab module - DPLA - 41df7b91c5ca920a5f613b5872f72b4f

S129E011297 - STS-129 - View of Expedition 21 Crew Members working on the ISS - DPLA - 07cbb3ee11dbca52ca0fac67d0900554

STS078-401-018 - STS-078 - COIS, Thirsk works with experiment assisted by Helms during LMS-1 mission - DPLA - c7142c07dd916115e19fcfad5bcfc02d

STS078-398-018 - STS-078 - STS-78 crew portrait - DPLA - 99beaf36c42d5494977a4c3914d80b0a

STS-78 crew

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1996	STS-78	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Soyuz TMA-15	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Expedition 20	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Expedition 21	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
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commons	image		S129E009638 - STS-129 - View of Expedition 21 Crew Members working in the JPM - DPLA - acb0caca5109e2ad6e271b6313722881		Commons
commons	image		S127E007575 - STS-127 - Thirsk works on the MELFI in the JEM during Joint Operations - DPLA - a95fa2b5d8ba3b902ae393174fe8a7a5		Commons
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commons	image		STS078-397-032 - STS-078 - STS-78 crew portrait in the Spacelab module - DPLA - 41df7b91c5ca920a5f613b5872f72b4f		Commons
commons	image		S129E011297 - STS-129 - View of Expedition 21 Crew Members working on the ISS - DPLA - 07cbb3ee11dbca52ca0fac67d0900554		Commons
commons	image		STS078-401-018 - STS-078 - COIS, Thirsk works with experiment assisted by Helms during LMS-1 mission - DPLA - c7142c07dd916115e19fcfad5bcfc02d		Commons
commons	image		STS078-398-018 - STS-078 - STS-78 crew portrait - DPLA - 99beaf36c42d5494977a4c3914d80b0a		Commons
commons	image		STS-78 crew		Commons