Steve MacLean (astronaut)
Steven Glenwood MacLean FRCGS (born December 14, 1954) is a retired Canadian astronaut. He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency, from September 1, 2008, to February 1, 2013.
Steve Maclean | |
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Official portrait, 2002 | |
| Born | Steven Glenwood MacLean December 14, 1954 |
| Education | York University (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NRC/CSA astronaut NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 21d 16h 2m |
| Selection | NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-52 STS-115 |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Thesis | Optical Absorption of O2- Ions in Oxide Lattices (1983) |
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and is married to Nadine Wielgopolski of Hull, Quebec. They have three children. He enjoys hiking, canoeing, flying, parachuting and gymnastics. In 2013 he returned to physics research as an associate member of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo.
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