As per our current Database, Robert Thirsk is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Robert Thirsk is 71 years, 3 months and 5 days old. Robert Thirsk will celebrate 72rd birthday on a Sunday 17th of August 2025. Below we countdown to Robert Thirsk upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Robert Thirsk |
| Occupation | Astronaut |
| Age | 71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 17, 1953 (Canada) |
| Birthday | August 17 |
| Town/City | Canada |
| Nationality | Canada |
Robert Thirsk’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Robert Thirsk was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Set a Canadian record in 2009 for longest spaceflight when he returned from Expedition 20/21.
He has degrees in engineering and Medicine.
He wrote two columns for a newspaper while on STS-78, the first time an Astronaut has written for and been published by a newspaper while in space.
He married Brenda Biasutti and had three children.
He and Boris Borisovich Yegorov were Physicians who traveled to space.
