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CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS

Canadian scientists helped design the first American space capsule

Canada built and launched the third satellite to orbit Earth

An observatory was built in Toronto in 1839 to study the Earth’s magnetic field

Past Contributions

{ {Marc Garneau

The first Canadian in space.

Dr. Roberta Bondar First Canadian

female astronaut in space.

Canadian Astronauts

{ {Dr. Steven MacLean

Dr. Robert Thirsk Holds the

Canadian record for the most time spent in space.

Canadian Astronauts

First Canadian to operate the Canadarm2.

{ {Dr. Dave Williams Set the

Canadian record for the most number of spacewalks.

Bjarni Tryggvason Trained as a

mission specialist for the space shuttle and for ISS.

Canadian Astronauts

{ {Capt. Julie Payette Served as Chief Astronaut at the Canadian Space Agency.

Col. Chris Hadfield First Canadian

to command the ISS.

Canadian Astronaut

Canadarm2

Our main contribution to the ISS

Helped to build and maintain the ISS

Can be controlled by astronauts directly or remotely

Dextre

Performs tasks that could once only be completed by astronauts outside the ISS

These tasks range from handling small objects to completing delicate tasks requiring tools.

Mobile Base System

It has a moveable platform that acts as a base for Canadarm2 and Dextre

It’s a work platform and storage for spacewalks

Phoenix Mars Lander includes Canadian weather technology to study Mars’ polar climate

Canada’s first space telescope MOST was designed to study the inside of the Sun

NEOSSat is a small telescope equipped satellite used to monitor the presence of asteroidsOngoing

Contributions