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Robert Brent

Canada

International order n°: 353

Canada astr. n°: 5

Personal data:

Birthdate:	17 Aug 1953
Birthplace:	New Westminister / British Columbia
Marital status:	married
Children:	three
Selection date:	05 Dec 1983
Selection group:	CSA-1
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret. active

Space flights:

No	Launch spacecraft	Launch date and time (UT)	Status while launch	Landing spacecraft	Landing date and time (UT)	Duration
1	STS-78 (Columbia/20)	20 Jun 1996 14h 49m 00s	PS	STS-78 (Columbia/20)	07 Jul 1996 12h 37m 31s	16d 21h 48m 31s
2	Soyuz-TMA15	27 May 2009 10h 34m	FE	Soyuz-TMA15	01 Dec 2009 17h 15m	187d 20h 42m
Total duration:						204d 19h 30m 31s.

Backup assignments:

No.	Mission	Description	Date
1	STS-41G	PSP
2	Soyuz TMA-6	FE	Apr 2005

Personal patches:

Additional information

Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering the University of Calgary, 1976; master of science in mechanical engineering from MIT, 1978; doctorate of medicine from McGill University, 1982; was selected as backup for STS-41G;
Hobbies: Squash, playing the piano, spending time with his family, flying.

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