Robert Thirsk
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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 offic
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Payload Specialist Robert Thirsk suiting up for the STS-78 mission
The Soyuz TMA-15 crew: Left to right: Thirsk, Roman Romanenko, Frank De Winne.
University of Calgary
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The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in
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…Calgary's Lord Beaverbrook High School. His post-secondary education began with receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, and continued with a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from MIT in 1978, an M.D. from McGill University in 1982, and his MBA…
The McDougall Centre was built in 1907 for use by the Calgary Normal School. The school merged with the University of Alberta Calgary branch in 1945, the predecessor of the University of Calgary.
The Dutch speed skating team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Olympic speed skating events were held at the university's Olympic Oval.
Science Theatres is home to the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta has been associated with the University of Calgary since 1966.