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Robert Thirsk
ISS Expedition 20/21 Flight Engineer
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk was born on 17 August 1953. Following his selection for the Canadian Astronaut Programme in 1983, Thirsk was involved in various research and education projects for the agency.
He was a payload specialist on the Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission in 1996 on board the STS-78 Space Shuttle. The mission was devoted to the study of life and materials sciences.
Thirsk served as backup for ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori who undertook the Eneide mission to the ISS in April 2005. During the 10-day mission, Thirsk worked as Crew Interface Coordinator at the Columbus Control Centre in Germany.
Thirsk is scheduled to be launched to the ISS on Soyuz TMA-15 with Frank De Winne and Roman Romanenko on 27 May. He is scheduled to return on 1 December on the same spacecraft with the same crew.
Last update: 29 September 2009
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