A group of Canadian astronauts expressed their support Friday for a space strategy to direct Canada’s goals in space, days after a coalition of organizations banded together to ask government for clarity quickly.
Read More »Canadian Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Dragon and or Boeing Starliner
Lost in the hoopla in NASA’s recent announcement of the first sets of commercial crew astronauts who will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner, was a short sentence which said international partners would be assigned crew spots at a later date.
Read More »Astronaut Julie Payette is Installed as Canada’s 29th Governor General and has a Space Themed Coat of Arms
The Governor General may be Canada’s representative to the Queen, but yesterday’s installation of former astronaut Julie Payette as Canada’s 29th Governor General was all Canadian.
Read More »Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Kutryk is Going Back to Basic Training, Astronaut Basic Training That is
On Canada’s 150th Birthday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Canada’s two newest astronaut recruits. It was a life changing day for them. For Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Kutryk, it’s a day he won’t soon forget.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Wants Your Concept Ideas
It’s an exciting time if your job is to come up with ideas for future space exploration missions. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is looking for concept ideas for possible future missions, including human, to the area between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the moon, including the lunar surface.
Read More »The Dream of Becoming an Astronaut: The Final Selection
On July 1 the Prime Minister introduced Canada’s newest astronauts, Jennifer Sidey and Joshua Kutryk. In this final episode of the Astronauts Wanted series you get to see behind the scenes the day before the announcement through to their introduction at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters where they met their new co-workers and their families.
Read More »SpaceQ Podcast Episode 6 – Catching Up On Current Events in the Canadian Space Community and the U.S. National Space Council
The latest SpaceQ podcast is out and this week we’re doing something a little different. My guest is Wayne Ellis, a space and defence consultant with AppSpace Solutions of Winnipeg who was also a past president of the Canadian Space Society.
Read More »New Canadian Astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Sidey Answer Your Questions
New astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Sidey along with Jeremy Hansen and Minister Bains, who acted as the moderator, answer questions at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters this morning.
Read More »Canada’s Two Newest Astronauts Announced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s two newest astronauts, Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey, at Canada celebrations in Ottawa today.
Read More »On Canada’s 150th Birthday the Prime Minister will Announce Canada’s Next Two Astronauts
The Canadian Space Agency announced this morning that Prime Minister Trudeau will announce Canada’s next two astronauts at Canada Day festivities in Ottawa as the nation celebrates 150 years of confederation.
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