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Canadian Contributions

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Canadian Contributions

to the exploration and understanding of the universe
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Canadian Involvement aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

Photo by NASA: 2Explore
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The Mobile Servicing system (Behind)

Along with the United States, Russia, Europe and Japan, Canada is a partner in the International Space Station (ISS), an orbiting research laboratory. Since the first module of the Station was launched in 1998, the Station has circled the globe 16 times per day at 28,000 km/h at an altitude of about 370 km, covering a distance equivalent to the Moon and back daily. The Station is about as long as a Canadian football field, and has as much living space as a five-bedroom house. Canada's contribution to the ISS is the Mobile Servicing System (MSS)—a sophisticated robotics suite that assembled the Station in space, module by module. Developed for the Canadian Space Agency by MDA of Brampton, Ontario.
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the Mobile Base System

  • MRSBS ( Mobile Remote Servicer Base System)
  • Moveable work platform and storage facility
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Canadarm2

  • SSRMS (Space station remote manipulator system)
  • the mobile robotic arm aboard the ISS
  • Routinely moves supplies, equipment, and astronauts
  • Routinely does maintenance
  • Responsible for capturing and docking unmanned vessels
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Dextre

  • SPDM ( Special purpose dexterous manipulator)
  • The station's two armed robotic "Handyman"
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Canadian Space History

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1800-1950

  • 1839: Sir Edward Sabine establishes the first magnetic observatory
  • 1882-83: First International polar year
  • 1916: Honorary Advisory Council on Scientific and Industrial Research established 
  • 1921: the Alouette/ISIS scientific Earth satellite program is initiated
  • 1932-33: Second IPY. New techniques used that were not present before
Photo by MarineBugs
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1950-1958

  • 1952: two National Research Council laboratories merged
  • 1954: the Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine formed
  • 1957-58: International geophysical year (period of maximum solar activity)
  • October 1958: NASA officially begins operations.
  • November 1958: A Nike-Cajun sounding rocket is launched from the Churchill Range
Photo by npicturesk
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1959-1965

  • 1959: Alouette 1 satellite launched to study ionosphere
  • 1961: Yuri Gagarin makes history as first human in space
  • 1962: Launch of Relay-1, a communication satellite built by RCA Limited
  • 1964: Intelsat created. Canada is a founding member
  • 1965: Alouette 2 launched. Performs studies on ionosphere for 10 years
Photo by Seidoger
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July 20th, 1969, On this historic day, at 10:56 p.m., Neil Armstrong takes the first steps on the moon. The Apollo 11 was launched on July 16th, and splashed in the Pacific on July 24th, becoming the first ever successful manned mission to the moon.

Photo by Gray Lensman QX!
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1970-1977

  • 1971: Creation of the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS).
  • July1972: First Landsat-1 remote-sensing image is acquired in Canada, at the Prince Albert receiving station.
  • Nov.1972: Canada is the first country with a domestic communications satellite in geostationary orbit.
  • 1974: Canadarm 1 created, a 15 m robot arm. Canada invests $100 million  to the space shuttle program
  • 1977: Voyager 1 & 2 are launched. Canada plays a big role in their construction
Photo by Apojove
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1978-1982

  • 1978: Anik B is launched atop a Delta rocket. It is the world's first dual-band communications satellite
  • 1979: Canada becomes a cooperating member state of the European organization.
  • 1980:Canada agrees to participate in the development and exploitation of Olympus
  • 1981: Launch of Canadarm aboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2).
  • 1982: Because Canadarm performs so well, NASA extends an invitation to fly a Canadian in space.
Photo by RalphHightower
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1983-1986

  • 1983: The first six Canadian astronauts are selected:
  • Roberta Bondar, Marc Garneau, Steve MacLean, Ken Money, Robert Thirsk, and Bjarni Tryggvason.
  • 1984: The Government of Canada approves the definition phase of the RADARSAT-1 remote-sensing satellite program.
  • 1985: On day 1 of mission STS-51D, Anik C1 is deployed out of the payload bay of Discovery.
  • 1986: Canada signs international agreements to become full partner of the International Space Station program.
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1989-1995

  • 1989: Creation of the Canadian Space Agency; Larkin Kerwin is the first President.
  • 1992: Another International space year
  • 1992: Astronaut Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space
  • 1994: William MacDonald (Mac) Evans becomes third President of the Canadian Space Agency.
  • 1995: RADARSAT is launched, making it Canada's first Earth-observation satellite.
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1996-2003

  • 1996: the Canadian Space Agency unveils its new logo.
  • 1999: ACE is selected to fly on SCISAT-1, the first all-Canadian science satellite in 30 years.
  • 2001: CSA hosts the 3rd Canadian Space Exploration Workshop.
  • 2002: the Mobile Base System (MBS)—is launched with Space Shuttle Endeavour.
  • 2003: Historic Stamp Unveiling Brings Canada's Eight Space Travellers Together for the First Time Ever.
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The ENd

LA FIN
Photo by luc.viatour

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