Robert brent thirsk biography

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ISS Flight Engineer,
Soyuz ÒÌÀ TSC Flight Engineer,
Canadian Space Agency Astronaut, Canada

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: 
Born August 17, 1953, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

EDUCATION:
Attended primary and secondary schools in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.
Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1978, a Doctorate of Medicine from McGill University in 1982, and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1998.

FAMILY STATUS: Married.
Wife: Brenda Biasutti, Montreal, Quebec. They have three children.

HOBBY: hockey, playing the piano, flying, rest with his family.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Thirsk was in the family medicine residency program at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Montreal when he was selected in 1983 for the Canadian Astronaut Program. He began astronaut training in February 1984 and served as backup payload specialist to Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut for the October 1984 Challenger shuttle mission (STS-41-G).
He served as crew commander for two space m

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Robert Thirsk

Canadian engineer, astronaut and physician (born 1953)

Robert "Bob" Brent 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 and 29 minutes). He became an officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia (OBC) in 2012.

Life

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Thirsk is from New Westminster, British Columbia and is married to Brenda Biasutti of Montreal, Quebec. They have three children.^[2] He enjoys spending time with his family, as well as flying, hockey, squash, and playing the piano.

He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, the Aerospace Medical Association, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and the International Space University.^[3]

He won the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Gold Medal in 1976, and was the first recipient of the University of Calgary Distinguished Alumni Award (1985). In 1997, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and was awar