Have you ever heard of Chris Hadfield? Well, if you haven't, he was born on August 29, 1959, and he is a retired Canadian Astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. He was the first astronaut commander of the International Space Station. When he was younger he wanted to be an astronaut. Chris Hadfield's passion was to fly and at age 15 he won a Glider Pilot Scholarship but, he still wanted to be an astronaut. Canada did not offer him the program, so instead he joined the Canadian Armed Forces. In 1978, he spent 2 years at military college where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering by 1982. By the early 1990’s, Chris Hadfield hads flown more than 70 different kinds of aircrafts in U.S and Canada. With
He was the first Canadian to walk in space and the first to operate the Canadarm. In a different interview he was asked “During the 2001 mission, you became the first Canadian to walk in space. What’s the hardest thing to adapt to when you’re moving outside in space?” and “You were well-known when you went into space the last time, but you returned to Earth a celebrity. When did that hit home?” [5]. It is evident that Chris Hadfield is a pioneer for the new frontier, space. Additionally, Chris Hadfield was the first to operate the Canadarm in orbit. He completed several simulations before using the Canadarm in space. He used the arm to install a Russian docking module [6]. This shows his exploration of new technology that can only be used in space. To sum up, Chris Hadfield was a pioneer for the exploration of space as he was the first Canadian to walk and space and first Canadian to operate the never used before Canadarm therefore showing his significance to Canada.
Lindbergh’s passion for mechanics didn’t come as a surprise to many. As a young boy, Charles seemed to be very interested in the family’s motorized vehicles, such as the Saxon Six automobile and Excelsior motorbike. But after starting college in the fall of 1920 as a mechanical engineer, his love for aviation started to bloom. Deciding that the field of aviation was more exciting, he dropped out within 2 years. He then decided to take lessons at the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation’s flying school and was up in the air for the first time on April 9, 1922 when he was in a two seat biplane as a passenger. But his solo flight would not be until May 1923 at the Souther Field in Americus, Georgia, an old flight training field where Lindbergh came to buy a World War I Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” biplane. It only took half an hour to practice with another pilot at the field to decide that Lindbergh was ready to fly the plane himself. After a week of practicing, Lindbergh took off on his biplane on his first solo cross country flight and few weeks after that, achieving his first nighttime flight near Arkansas, both marking huge milestones for the young pilot.
Canadian Air Force Office of Public Affairs. (1996). The Flying Career of William Avery Bishop. [WWW Document] Retrieved May 2nd, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/comment/bishop.html
In 1940, Dutton studied at the University of Adelaide, where he studied English, History and French. His studies were interrupted in 1941, when he joined the Royal Australian Air Force; he spent much of the war training, to eventually become
In 1946 graduated from high school as a Valedictorian and joined the U.S. Army. He trained in engineering school at Fort Lewis, Washington. He served 18 months in occupational forces in Japan.
After that he went into the Air Force academy and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and advanced into a flight leader and training officer which then he got the ranking of a captain. During his duty he was stationed in North America and Europe. Shorty after serving in the air force he went to become an air pilot with Pacific Southline Airlines. Later on he transferred to US airways and stayed with them until he retired from commercial flying in early 2010.
His college years took place during the height of the Vietnam War, which he personally supported. Subsequently, he joined the United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, but unfortunately his military career was short-lived due to his poor eyesight. After graduating in 1969 with a b...
in high school in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1921 he entered Columbia University, but left after an
Have you ever thought about what is life like as an astronaut? Well luckily I will take you on a journey of Chris Hadfield’s life. The journey begins in Sarina August 29th 1959, when Chris Hadfield was born. He was raised in Milton Ontario. Let's skip forward to 1995 where Chris Hadfield got older and intelligent. He served as a Mission Specialist 1 on STS-74 NASA’S second space shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock the Russian Space Station. As a matter of fact, he was the first Canadian to board MIR (Russian Space Station) and operate the Canadarm in Orbit on the mission. Then in April 2001 Hadfield worked as a Mission Specialist on STS-100 ISS assembly of Flight 6-A. The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered and installed Canadarm2
University of Chicago, but, unfortunately he had to share the scholarship with another student. After a few years Edwin decided to try Queens College located in Oxford, but later went back to the University of Chicago for postgraduate work. Edwin, at age thirty, had an undergraduate degree in astronomy and mathematics, a legal degree as a Rhodes scholar, followed by a PhD in astronomy. Edwin Hubble originally started out as a lawyer. For one year he taught Spanish and mathematics for New Albany High School. He also coached a basketball team. The high school dedicated their yearbook to Edwin Hubble that year. Finally after teaching at the high school Edwin went to Yerkes Observatory to be an astronomer. He was the very first person to try a two hundred inch telescope. Edwin Hubble served for two years in the military. Edwin also served in WWI, and met the rank of a major. In 1919, for the rest of his life Edwin would go to and worked at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in.
Jarvis was not an official federal government employee but a payload specialist and worked for Hughes Aircraft Corp.’s space and communications group. Born on August 24, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan he had a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the state University of New York. Jarvis later received an M.S in management Science from West Coast University. He was accepted into the astronaut program in 1984 under Hughes sponsorship after competing against 600 other Hughes employees for the place.
On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union, our chief rival the in Civil War, launched the worlds first satellite, the Sputnik 1 (Piddock, Zissou). Scared the Soviet Union would gain control of space; President John F. Kennedy met with NASA to discuss putting a man on the moon (Piddock, Zissou). The Apollo 11 mission wasn’t just the first lunar-landing attempt: it was a giant step for mankind that came with various consequences (SV; SV). In the NASA meeting Kennedy stated, “Whatever the cost, we must get a man on the moon before the soviets. There’s nothing more important” (Piddock, Zissou).
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” These are the exact words spoken by astronaut, Neil Armstrong, when he and his crew landed “The Eagle” on the moon’s surface. This “giant leap” led to many great expeditions that furthered the exploration of space. Because Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were very brave traveling up to space, a whole new perspective of the world opened up for the people of America.
Who I am today and my story all started to form from the day I sat on a plane to the Great White North back on September 16, 2001. My family’s journey to Canada was a rough trip. We were all alone in a new world ready to start all over, with no language skills fitted for the place or a place to stay. Back then it was only; baby me at the age of two, my bigger brother David who was just turning six and my two lovable parents. However, we made it, moving to Toronto, Ontario. We all managed to find our places in the world until we got suggested to move due to legal reasons a place called Saskatchewan, they told us Saskatoon would be a good place due to it being small and friendly, so we did as we were told. Saskatoon turned out to be just as good