RUSSIAN SPACE SHUTTLE COCKPIT INSTALL

In 1983, he took honours as the overall top graduate from Basic Jet Training in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and in 1984-1985, he trained as a fighter pilot in Cold Lake, Alberta on CF-5s and CF-18s.įor the next three years Hadfield flew CF-18s for the North American Aerospace Defence Command ( NORAD) with 425 Squadron, during which time he flew the first CF-18 intercept of a Soviet 'Bear' aircraft. Hadfield underwent basic flight training in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, for which he was named top pilot in 1980. He spent two years at Royal Roads Military College, in Victoria, British Columbia, followed by two years at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, where he received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (with honours) in 1982. Hadfield joined the Canadian Armed Forces in May 1978. He also taught skiing and ski racing part- and full-time for 10 years. As an Air Cadet, he won a glider pilot scholarship at age 15 and a powered pilot scholarship at age 16.

Officer of the Order of Canada (2014).Įxperience: Raised on a corn farm in southern Ontario, Chris Hadfield became interested in flying from a young age.

RUSSIAN SPACE SHUTTLE COCKPIT INSTALL

Commemorated on Royal Canadian Mint silver and gold coins for his spacewalk to install Canadarm2 on the International Space Station (2006).

Inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (2005). Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trent University (1999). Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the Royal Military College (1996). Special Honours: Recipient of the 1988 Liethen-Tittle Award (top pilot graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School). Her father, Erhard Walter, is deceased.Įducation: Graduated as an Ontario Scholar from Milton District High School in 1977 Received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (with honours), Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 1982 Conducted post-graduate research at the University of Waterloo, Ontario in 1982 Received a Master of Science in aviation systems at the University of Tennessee in 1992.Īffiliations: Royal Military College Club Society of Experimental Test Pilots Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Honourary Patron of Lambton College Trustee of Lakefield College School Board member of Vintage Wings of Canada, President of the Association of Space Explorers. Her mother, Gwendoline Walter, resides in Victoria, B.C. His parents, Roger and Eleanor Hadfield, reside near Milton. He enjoys skiing, playing guitar, singing, riding, writing, running, and playing volleyball and squash. Colonel Chris Hadfield is married to Helene Hadfield ( née Walter). Personal Profile: Born August 29, 1959, in Sarnia, and raised in Milton, Ontario.

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