One Of Canada S Original Six Astronauts And Space Shuttle Vet Dies

One of Canada’s first astronauts has died. The Canadian Space Agency confirms that Bjarni Tryggvason, who was part of Canada’s first six space travelers, has died at the age of 76. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Tryggvason grew up in Vancouver. He joined the Canadian space program in 1983 and flew his only mission on the Discovery space shuttle in 1997. In this 12-day mission, it orbited the Earth 189 times, conducting experiments on the atmosphere and the effect of space flight on the equipment of the bus. After leaving the program in 2008, he returned to teaching at what is now Western University. In 2009, it flew a replica of the Silver Dart, the first heaviest airborne engine ever flown in Canada.
His colleagues in the space program remembered him fondly as a meticulous engineer and inventor and as someone who always had a humorous gleam in his eyes. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 6, 2022. The Canadian Press

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One of the six original travelers to Canada has died.
Bjarni Tryggvason, one of the first six Canadians to join the astronaut program, has died at the age of 76, the Canadian Space Agency has confirmed.
Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Tryggvason grew up in Vancouver.  He studied mechanical physics, worked as a meteorologist for the federal government, and taught at universities in Japan and Australia, as well as at the University of Western Ontario (now Western University) before joining the space program in 1983.
His only mission was the Discovery space shuttle in 1997. In this 12-day mission, he orbited the Earth 189 times, conducting experiments on the atmosphere and the effect of space flight on the shuttle’s equipment.
Although Trygwason never returned to space, his contribution to the program continued.  Assist in the development of equipment used by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Russian program, including the country’s Mir space station.
He left the space program in 2008, returning to teach at Western.
In addition to being a scientist and inventor, Tryggvason was also a highly skilled pilot.  He flew aerobics, held an airline license – the highest rating for a civilian pilot – and was a captain in the Tutor training jet with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In 2009, he piloted a replica of the Silver Dart, the first heaviest airborne engine ever flown anywhere in Canada and the Commonwealth.
Trygwason has won awards from three countries – the United States, Iceland and Canada.  In 2003, the Canada Post stamped him.
On Tuesday, his former colleagues remembered him with love.
“Bjarni was a pioneer, an excellent engineer and test pilot and a dear friend,” said former astronaut Chris Huntfield.
“The glow in Bjarni’s eyes always made you understand that he saw the world in a different way.  “Bjarni saw the world with the clarity of an engineer, the perspective of a pilot and the humor of a humorist.”
Robert Thirsk, a colleague of the ’83 astronaut class, called Tryggvason “a technically brilliant, operationally capable and dear friend.”
“I will miss him very much.”  he said.
This Canadian Press report was first published on April 6, 2022.