Space · astronaut
Robert Thirsk
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
CANADIAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
204 d 18 h
Spacewalks
0
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Retired
Agency
Canadian Space AgencyNationality
CanadianBorn
17 Aug 1953First flight
20 Jun 1996Most recent flight
27 May 2009Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
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).
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-15 | 27 May 2009 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78 | 20 Jun 1996 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026