Bob Thirsk

Bob Thirsk, a Canadian astronaut who is a flight engineer on his sixth mission at the space station, says that the polar ice caps have melted noticably since he was last in space 12 years ago.Redorbit.com reported: "It's a very thin veil of atmosphere around the Earth that keeps us alive," Thirsk said during an in-flight news conference. "Most of the time when I look out the window, I'm in awe.” “But there are some effects of the human destruction of the Earth as well."He admits that it is...Read Full Story

St. John’s, NL – The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland is pleased to announce Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk will offer a presentation at the winter edition of Speaking of Engineering. Dr. Thirsk’s presentation will focus on his experiences from living in space for six months aboard [...]Read Full Story

The Alberta town of Vulcan likes to play up its fictional link to Star Trek, but the area's use of technology gave its students the chance to chat with Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Read Full Story

The Alberta town of Vulcan likes to play up its fictional link to Star Trek, but the area's use of technology gave its students the chance to chat with Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Read Full Story

Posted by news 3 hours ago (http://www.cbc.ca) View profile Category: News Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk is aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a six-month mission at the International Space Station that began on Wednesday. Add this link to...  Bury Add to:                  |   BookmarksRead Full Story