DocM Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp34/121206arrival/ Next space station crew to write history for CanadaThe next international crew destined to live aboard the space station, including the first Canadian that will command the complex, flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Thursday to begin final preparations for launch. Chris Hadfield from the Canadian Space Agency, NASA's Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko jetted from the Star City training facility outside Moscow to the launch base in Kazakhstan as their Dec. 19 blastoff aboard Soyuz TMA-07M nears. All veteran space fliers, Hadfield and Marshburn were former space shuttle crewmembers and Romanenko was aboard the station as its resident team doubled to the full six-person size. Their launch is planned for 1212 GMT (7:12 a.m. EST) on Dec. 19, rocketing into orbit atop the three-stage Soyuz booster in pursuit of the station for docking Dec. 21 at 1421 GMT (9:21 a.m. EST). > From left: Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I thought William Shatner was the first Canadian in Space. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted December 8, 2012 Member Share Posted December 8, 2012 ^ Don't let them fool you, he was. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Oh least people forget poor poor Bucky, He was the first Canadian in space-- They used way too much TNT-- But seriously There were other Canadians that ventured onto the Space Shuttle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_astronauts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 ^^ First Canadian to live on the Station, but he's a veteran Shuttle pilot, not first Canadian in space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 The point is that he'll be the first Canadian to serve as ISS Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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