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The seven-member STS-131 crew headed to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery after its launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:21 a.m. EDT. The liftoff came 45 minutes before sunrise Monday, Apr. 5, and lit up Florida’s Space Coast sky. The STS-131 Commander is Alan Poindexter; Jim Dutton is the Pilot and the Mission Specialists are Rick Mastracchio, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, …
Read More »Life in Extreme Environments Lecture with Dr. Lynn Rothschild
Dr. Lynn Rothschild from the NASA Ames Research Centre will be presenting “Life in Extreme Environments” on Friday March 26th, 2010 in Somerville House, room 3345 followed by a reception at Michael’s Garden. Life in Extreme Environments Lecture with Dr. Lynn Rothschild Date: Friday, March 26, 7-8 pm Venue: The University of Western Ontario, Somerville House, Room 3345
Read More »It is Rocket Science – Nerenberg Lecture with Dr. Steve MacLean
Steve MacLean, President of the Canadian Space Agency, will be at the University of Western Ontario on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Conron Hall (University College 224) to present his lecture “It is Rocket Science,” which addresses the idea that we have only begun to explore the potential of space, and the research done today sets a foundation for future generations to build …
Read More »Canadian Space Science Data Portal Prepares for CASSIOPE Data
Canadian scientists will receive a gold mine of new data soon after the CAScade, Smallsat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) satellite launches in 2011. Scientists will be able to access the data though a central web site, the newly upgraded Canadian Space Science Data Portal (CSSDP) on the ultra-high speed Canada Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE).
Read More »NASA's Bolden Testifies before House Subcommittee on NASA's Budget and Direction
NASA chief Charles Bolden testified today before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. Bolden was extremely supportive of the Presidents new plan for NASA saying “…the President put forward what I believe to be the most authentically visionary policy for real human space exploration that we have ever had.”
Read More »Imagine Seeing the First Stars – A Video Trailer
A new NASA teaser video was released yesterday for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). And it’s all about imagining what discoveries this next generation telescope and successor to the Hubble Space Telescope will find. Canada is a major contributor providing the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and Tuneable Filter Imager (TFI). The JWST is schedule to be launched in 2014.
Read More »Research Potential on the International Space Station
In today’s Ottawa Citizen article “What does $100 billion buy?” they ask fair questions in “… how valuable this research in space has been, and does having a space station really add prestige, or industrial competence, or an innovative edge to a country?” with respect to how Canada benefits and humanity as a whole. “The space station must impress us on a new level: Treating …
Read More »Optical Illusions – Student Science on the International Space Station
Does visual perception change in the weightless environment? The graduate students of the International Space University believe it does, so they have created the IRIS (Image Reversal in Space) experiment for Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk to take part in.
Read More »Bodies in the Space Environment – Science on the International Space Station
Canadian Astronaut Bob Thirsk is a test-subject for the ground-breaking Canadian experiment BISE (Bodies in the Space Environment), which examines how humans distinguish up from down in weightlessness.
Read More »MDA Gets Next Contract in RADARSAT Constellation Mission
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced yesterday that the Canadian Space Agency has authorized MDA to start the design phase (C) of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission. The value of this contract is limited to $11.8 million and is expected to be completed by June 11, 2010. The announcement comes two weeks after the federal government unveiled it’s budget which included funding for the RADARSAT …
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