Canadarm and Collaboration
How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds
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Canadarm and Collaboration
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Narrated by:
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Tracey Hoyt
About this listen
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 copilots 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.
©2020 Elizabeth Howell (P)2021 ECW PressCritic Reviews
“Illustrates how the country has maintained a human spaceflight program for several decades through a combination of technological specialization - Canadarm and its successors - and collaboration with the United States.” (The Space Review)