From ‘bird leg syndrome’ to solar storms: Roberta Bondar breaks down Artemis II mission – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] As the four Artemis II astronauts prepare for their historic flyby of the moon on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, says this mission signals a leap in developments for future space travel. Speaking with Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans farther into deep space than they have travelled in […]
Canadian Space Agency’s first space to Earth video call with Colonel Jeremy Hansen – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space today in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency, as part of a live question-and-answer session during the Artemis II mission. The virtual event featured Hansen speaking live from aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, approximately three days into the 10-day lunar flyby mission. The […]
Why Canadian seeds are on their way to the moon with Artemis II – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of kilometres from Earth, in an aluminum foil envelope, 2,600 Canadian seeds are on a voyage through outer space — along with the Artemis II crew. “Looks a little bit like five aluminum ravioli stuck together, is what I’ve been telling people,” National Tree Seed […]
New Brunswick students collecting data for NASA as part of Artemis II mission – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The world has been collectively anticipating the launch of Artemis II but five university students in New Brunswick are keeping an especially close eye on the mission to the moon. The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is the only academic institution in Canada tracking the astronaut’s spacecraft, Orion, alongside NASA. The 10-day mission will […]
Artemis II: The Canadian astronauts getting NASA back to the moon | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Two Canadian astronauts are set to play important roles in getting NASA back to the moon if all goes well this week. Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons are members of the Artemis II mission, a 10-day lunar fly-around and the first crewed mission to the moon since the Apollo missions more than 50 years […]
‘Crew is ready’: Canadian set to be voice link to Artemis II mission | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Jenni Gibbons was always drawn to the stars. Now, the Calgary-born astronaut is set to take part in NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “So much of our life is enabled by space,” Gibbons said in an interview with The […]