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Thirsk's Canadian experiments in space
Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk holds willow saplings that are part of a Canadian experiment aboard the International Space Station. ((Canadian Space Agency/Canadian Press))Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending 189 days — more than six months — in space, a
record stay for a Canadian.
Thirsk returned to Earth on the same Russian Soyuz spacecraft that brought him to the International Space Station on May 27.
During his stay, Thirsk welcomed two other Canadians to the station, fellow astronaut Julie Payette and space tourist Guy Laliberté.
The meeting of Thirsk and Payette on the ISS in July was the first time two Canadians met in space.
Thirsk has also used the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to assist in the station's construction. In September,
he assisted in the arm's capture of a Japanese cargo vessel, the first-ever capture of a free-flying spacecraft. He called "the first Canadian cosmic catch" the most exciting moment of his mission. (...)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/thirsk-s-canadian-experiments-in-space-1.794455Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc 2:30 PM · Aug 17, 2024
Happy birthday to the first Canadian astronaut to go on a long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station, Robert (Bob) Thirsk! 🎂 @RobertThirsk
Photos: NASA, CSA
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