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Chris Hadfield OOnt MSC CD (born 29 August 1959, Died May 9, 2013) is a Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. A former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001, and served as capsule communicator for both Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) expeditions. On 19 December 2012, Hadfield launched in the Soyuz TMA-07M flight for a long duration stay on board the ISS as part of Expedition 35. He arrived at the station on 21 December, as scheduled,[1] and became the first Canadian to command the ISS when the crew of Expedition 34 departed.[2]
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Quick Facts Chris Hadfield, Born ...
Chris Hadfield | |
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Born | (1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 64) Sarnia, Ontario |
Status | Active |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Test pilot |
Space career | |
CSA Astronaut | |
Rank | Commander, CSA & NASA Colonel, RCAF (retired) |
Time in space | Currently in space |
Selection | 1992 CSA Group |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 14 hours 53 minutes and 38 seconds |
Missions | STS-74, STS-100, Expedition 34, Expedition 35, Soyuz TMA-07M |
Mission insignia | |
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