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"Alouette-1: Canada's entry into the space age
2018-09-28 - Launched on September 29, 1962, the Alouette-1 science satellite marked Canada's entry into the space age and was seen by many as initiating the most progressive space program of that era.…

"Launch of ISIS I. More sophisticated than the Alouette spacecraft, ISIS is designed to make a comprehensive study of the upper section of the ionosphere, and to capture the first picture of the aurora borealis (northern lights) from space."…

"Launch of the ISIS II scientific satellite on a Thor-Delta rocket, to continue ionospheric studies performed the two Alouette spacecrafts and ISIS I. In 1984, years after all Canadian research needs have been fulfilled, the operation of the two ISIS…

"The Anik A1 communications satellite is launched. Canada is the first country with a domestic communications satellite in geostationary orbit" (Canadian Space Agency, n.d.).

On November 13, 1981, the Canadarm was launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2). The Canadarm's 90th and final shuttle mission was in July 2011 on STS-135, delivering the Raffaello MPLM to the ISS and back. (Credit: NASA, Canadian Space…

"In 1974, NASA sought out Canadian expertise for the development of a robotic arm, the famous Canadarm. That marked the beginning of a close collaboration between Canada and the United States in human space flight.

Not long after, NASA invited a…

"Astronaut Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space on mission STS-41G aboard Challenger. As a Payload Specialist, he is responsible for CANEX-1, a set of Canadian experiments. On this mission, Canadarm is operated for the ninth time on a…

"Creation of the Canadian Space Agency; Larkin Kerwin is the first President" (Canadian Space Agency, n.d.).

"From left to right. Daniel T. Barry, Kent V. Rominger, Julie Payette, Ellen Ochoa, Valery Tokarev, Rick D. Husband, Tamara E. Jernigan" (Canada Space Agency, n.d.; Credit: NASA).

"Mission STS-100 Crew from left to right: Yuri V. Lonchakov, Scott F. Parazynski, Kent V. Rominger, Umberto Guidoni, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Chris Hadfield and John L. Phillips" (NASA, n.d.).