Tag Archives: Astronauts

Lost in the hoopla in NASA’s recent announcement of the first sets of commercial crew astronauts who will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner, was a short sentence which said international partners would be assigned crew spots at a later date.

The Governor General may be Canada’s representative to the Queen, but yesterday’s installation of former astronaut Julie Payette as Canada’s 29th Governor General was all Canadian.

On Canada’s 150th Birthday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Canada’s two newest astronaut recruits. It was a life changing day for them. For Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Kutryk, it’s a day he won’t soon forget.

It’s an exciting time if your job is to come up with ideas for future space exploration missions. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is looking for concept ideas for possible future missions, including human, to the area between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the moon, including the lunar surface.

On July 1 the Prime Minister introduced Canada’s newest astronauts, Jennifer Sidey and Joshua Kutryk. In this final episode of the Astronauts Wanted series you get to see behind the scenes the day before the announcement through to their introduction at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters where they met their new co-workers and their families.

The latest SpaceQ podcast is out and this week we’re doing something a little different. My guest is Wayne Ellis, a space and defence consultant with AppSpace Solutions of Winnipeg who was also a past president of the Canadian Space Society.

New astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Sidey along with Jeremy Hansen and Minister Bains, who acted as the moderator, answer questions at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters this morning.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s two newest astronauts, Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey, at Canada celebrations in Ottawa today.

The Canadian Space Agency announced this morning that Prime Minister Trudeau will announce Canada’s next two astronauts at Canada Day festivities in Ottawa as the nation celebrates 150 years of confederation.

The Canadian Space Agency has released the third video of a three part series of videos where five of the remaining astronaut candidates share their thoughts on the inspiration that made them dream of becoming an astronaut and to pursue that dream.