When the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development m-ade the announcement today as to which Canadian astronaut of Canada’s two who would be going to space first, it came as no surprise.
Read More »Video: Research on the International Space Station to Fight Cardiovascular Disease
Did you know that during a six-month space mission, an astronaut’s cardiovascular system can age by up to 10 or 20 years? ESA astronaut Tim Peake will take part in the Canadian experiment Vascular Echo aboard the ISS that will examine changes in heart and blood vessels of astronauts in space.
Read More »Simulating Space on Earth to Help Protect Astronauts
Four new Canadian studies in the field of space health research have received funding from the Government of Canada to reduce health risks for astronauts on long-term missions. These experiments will simulate space conditions on Earth to investigate the physiological and psychosocial adaptation to space.
Read More »UPDATED: Canadian 2015 Budget Includes New Space Funding and Space Station Extension
Today’s federal budget included a few surprises for Canada’s space program. The space sector had become accustomed to expecting little or no mention in the annual budget. Perhaps as this is an election budget, the government wanted to cover all its bases.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency is Requesting Information for a new Space Station Life Science Research System
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in interested in broadening Canada’s contribution to the International Space Station by potentially building a new Life Science Research System capability.
Read More »Unpacking OPALS on the Space Station – Broadcasting Live HD Video
Watch the archived video from the International Space Station as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s OPALS lasercomm instrument was unpacked from the Dragon spacecraft by a robotic arm.
Read More »Ted Talk: Chris Hadfield – What I Learned From Going Blind in Space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield delivered a Ted Talk in Vancouver on March 17th, 2014 discussing his experiences.
Read More »UrtheCast Space Station Camera Installation Update
UrtheCast Corp. announces that on Dec. 27, 2013, its two Earth observation cameras were installed as planned on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). However, Mission Controllers were unable to confirm that the cameras were receiving power from the ISS.
Read More »Space Station Camera Captures Flooding in Calgary
When Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield installed a new “disaster cam” in the Destiny module window on the International Space Station (ISS) in January 2013, little did he know that one of the first disasters photographed would come from his homeland. The camera known as ISERV–the ISS SERVIR Environmental Research and Visualization System–snapped digital images of downtown Calgary as it was inundated by floodwaters in June …
Read More »Webcast: Canada Welcomes Home Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Chris Alexander, Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield will meet with media to discuss Hadfield’s five-month mission.
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