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2013, March 13 - May 13: Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Becomes First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station (ISS)
"As Commander of Expedition 35 and chief among his new duties, Chris Hadfield is responsible for any final decisions required in an emergency event. He also oversees station operations, including over 100 scientific experiments. His role as Commander…
2001, April 19 to May 1, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, on the STS-100, delivers Canadarm2 to the International Space Station (ISS)
"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.).
1999, May 27 – June 6, Julie Payette becomes first Canadian to board the International Space Station (ISS) with crewmates on mission STS-96/2A.1
"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).
1983 - 2017, Canadian Astronaut recruitment campaigns
"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…
Not long after, NASA invited a…
1984, October 5 - 13: Marc Garneau is the first Canadian in space on the mission STS-41G aboard Challenger
"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…