Canadian Space Agency (CSA) flight controllers in St Hubert continue to try to regain communication with Radarsat-1 after an anomaly forced it into a safe mode March 29th. Flight controllers were working through a recovery procedure when contact with the spacecraft was lost.
Read More »How do astronauts shave in space? ISS Commander Chris Hadfield demonstrates.
Read More »Chris Hadfield answers questions in a French interview with Radio Canada which is translated into english.
Read More »The International Space Station crews about 3 to 6 people at a time, but sometimes unwelcome guests appear in the form of bacteria. To keep the world’s largest orbital laboratory clean, Commander Chris Hadfield uses a floating microbial air sampler to test for nasties. Watch until the end to see what he finds.
Read More »In our last episode, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield used the force–er, microgravity–to make a peanut butter and honey tortilla sandwich that was “not too bad.” Now he faces a new challenge: dehydrated spinach.
Read More »The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute(CASI) has released initial plans for the 65th International Astronautical Congress which is being held in Toronto in 2014.
Read More »Canadian astronomers are part of the international team that released results from the Planck Space Telescope Thursday. Results include an improved map of the most ancient light in the Universe, showing that it is slightly older than previously thought, expanding more slowly and that there is more matter than known before.
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The government is pretty much in status quo mode after delivering today’s budget, at least for the space sector. The message was simple, we’re examining the recommendations of the Aerospace Review and we’ll get back to you.
Read More »Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield discusses life and research aboard the International Space Station with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and students gathered at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
Read More »For the first time a Canadian is in command of the International Space Station. Yesterday afternoon Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA passed command over to to Chris Hadfield during a ceremony.
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