How many Canadian astronauts are there?
Since the Canadian Astronaut Program was established in 1983, twelve Canadians have been selected to become astronauts. Currently there are three active Canadian Astronauts. They are: Ms. Julie Payette, Dr. Robert Thirsk, and Col. Chris Hadfield. Major Jeremy Hansen and Dr. David Saint-Jacques were selected in May 2009 and are currently in training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Dr. Roberta Bondar and Dr. Ken Money returned to their research activities in the summer of 1992, and Capt. Mike McKay resigned in 1995. In February 2001, Dr. Marc Garneau was appointed Executive Vice President of the Canadian Space Agency, and became the president of the Canadian Space Agency on November 22, 2001. He resigned from this position on November 28, 2005, to run for office in the federal election. Mr. Bjarni Tryggvason currently holds the position of visiting professor at the University of Western Ontario while Dr. Dave Williams retired from active astronaut status as of March 1st, 2008. Dr. Steve
