Which Canadians have been in Space?

Name Launch Vehicle   Mission   Launch date   International Space Station          Notes


Marc Garneau Challenger STS-41-G October 5, 1984 First Canadian in space

Roberta BondarDiscoverySTS-42 January 22, 1992 First Canadian woman in space

Steven MacLean Space Shuttle Columbia STS-52October 22, 1992

Chris HadfieldAtlantis STS-74 November 12, 1995 Only Canadian to visit Mir

Marc Garneau EndeavourSTS-77May 19, 1996 First Canadian to return to space

Robert ThirskColumbiaSTS-78June 20, 1996

Bjarni Tryggvason Discovery STS-85 August 7, 1997

Dafydd Williams Columbia STS-90 April 17, 1998

Julie Payette Discovery STS-96 May 27, 1999 First Canadian to visit International Space Station (ISS mission)

Marc Garneau Endeavour STS-97 November 30, 2000 ISS mission, Return to space (third visit)

Chris Hadfield Endeavour STS-100 April 19, 2001 ISS mission, Return to space (second visit), First spacewalk by a Canadian

Steven MacLean Atlantis STS-115 September 9, 2006 ISS mission, Return to space (second visit), Canadian Spacewalk

Dafydd Williams Endeavour STS-118 August 27, 2007 ISS mission, Return to space (second visit), Canadian Spacewalk

Robert Thirsk Soyuz-FG Soyuz TMA-15 (Союз ТМА-15) May 27, 2009 Expedition 20, Expedition 21
Return to space (second visit), First flight on a Russian launch vehicle by a Canadian, first Canadian on a permanent ISS crew

Julie Payette Endeavour STS-127 July 15, 2009 ISS mission, First Canadian woman to return to space, First time two Canadians were in space simultaneously (with Thirsk), Largest gathering (13) of humans in space, as 7 STS-127 arrivals join 6 already on ISS, Largest gathering (5) of nationalities in space, as USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, and Belgium have astronauts together on ISS

Guy Laliberté Soyuz Soyuz TMA-16 (Союз ТМА-16) September 30, 2009 First Canadian space tourist