Canada in SpaceAuthor :
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Published : Monday 6 November 2006
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Canadians have always had a pioneering spirit. Weve explored our country and our planet, and now were exploring space. Read more about Canadas amazing contributions to space research and discovery: · The development of the Canadarm and Canadarm2, essential tools for the space shuttle program · The Alouette I ionospheric research satellite, the first satellite ever built outside of the US and USSR to make it into orbit · James Chamberlin and Owen Maynard, who went from the collapse of Avro to engineering key components for NASAs Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs · The birth of Canadas commercial satellite industry with the Canadian launch of the worlds first communications satellite · Robotic technology developed in Canada that helped the shuttle program return to flight in 2005 · Dr. Gerry Bull, the Canadian defence scientist who spearheaded the High Altitude Research Project which studied the use of cannons to launch satellites in the 1960s · Ionospheric research by Canadian scientists to help improve radio communications in the far north · Julie Payette and Chris Hadfields part in the construction and research work on the International Space Station · Marc Garneau, the head of Canadas space program, who is setting his sights on Canadian technology and a mission to Mars. And more...
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