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Canadarm and Collaboration : How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds

20 Oct 2020

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.--$cProvided by publisher.
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Authors

Elizabeth Howell, M.D. Williams David

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Date published
2020.
Description conventions
rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
629.450092/271
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
Geographic Area Code
n-cn---
ISBN
9781773056272 1770414428 9781773056289
LCCN
TL789.85.A1
LCCN Item number
H69 2020eb
Modifying agency
CaBNVSL
Original cataloging agency
NLC
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (xix, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario
Publisher or Distributor Number
CaOOCEL
Rights
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)kck00241507 (OCoLC)1239769534 (CaOOCEL)480633
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Transcribing agency
NLC

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