Bjarni Tryggvason
Canadian astronaut (1945-2022) · Canada · Scientists · Died at 76
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Something wrong?Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a nearly 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere. Bjarni is the first, and as of 2024, only Canadian astronaut of Icelandic birth.
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Canada
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2022 · aged 76
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