Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds
Written by Elizabeth Howell and David Williams M.D.
Narrated by Tracey Hoyt
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With interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day
Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program — a program that quickly let its people accumulate skill and prestige. Canadian astronauts have since commanded the International Space Station, flown as co-pilots on spacecraft, and even held senior roles within NASA.
This book traces how Canada grew from small beginnings into a major player in international space policy. You will hear about Canada’s space program from the words of its astronauts, from Canadian celebrity Chris Hadfield to Liberal cabinet minister Marc Garneau to Governor General Julie Payette. You will experience the excitement and challenges of reporting on a rocket launch in Kazakhstan, as Canada sent its latest astronaut to space in preparation for possible moon missions in the 2020s. And you will learn from the people who work behind the scenes on Canadian space technology and space policy about why we are doing this — and what we plan to do next.
Elizabeth Howell
Elizabeth Howell, PhD, is a space and science journalist based in Ottawa, Canada. She covered astronaut launches on two continents, pretended to be a Mars astronaut for two weeks, and recently finished a PhD in Aerospace Sciences. Her love of space began in 1996 after she watched the movie Apollo 13 for the first time, but it was Star Trek that got her thinking about the future of space travel and time travel. Read more about her work at elizabethhowell.ca.
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