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Chris Hadfield, first Canadian to command a spaceship

Chris Hadfield inside the Cupola of the International Space Station in February 2013 (NASA photograph). ISS-34 Chris Hadfield inside the Cupola · NASA · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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In March 2013, Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to command a spaceship when he took command of the International Space Station. In 2001 he had become the first Canadian to venture outside a spacecraft in orbit.

Scope & context

Hadfield’s two Canadian firsts, not his full career or other Canadian astronauts’ achievements.

Sources behind this record

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's biography ↗

Canadian Space Agency

2001; 2013