Snatching a spinning spacecraft was ‘the greatest pride’ for 1st Canadian astronaut
Canada’s first astronaut in space can’t believe how far the nation has come in 40 years. Marc Garneau, who mostly flew with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), embarked on the country’s first space shuttle mission in October 1984. Garneau celebrates
The Day NASA Smashed an Asteroid: What It Was Like Inside Mission
Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid stretching 6 miles (10 kilometers) across struck Earth, ending the reign of the dinosaurs. Today, the probability of an asteroid that size wiping out humanity is quite low, but there are thousands
‘We are close:’ SETI astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol on the search for life
A leading astrobiologist melds her passion with the weighty nature of trying to grasp for answers to two key questions: Are we alone in the universe? How did life on Earth begin in the first place? Nathalie Cabrol’s book, “The
‘Space for Birds’: Astronaut Roberta Bondar captures avian habitats from Earth, in
Roberta Bondar knew that she would not be able to hear birds, let alone seen them from space, but when she really thought about it, their absence struck her deeply. So much so, that ever since becoming Canada’s first woman
‘We’re confident in it’: Boeing Starliner’s parachute team readies for Crew Flight
Starliner, without its astronauts, will make a twilight landing on Earth under parachutes on Sept. 7 after fully undocking from the International Space Station during the evening of Sept. 6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Crew
Astronaut John McFall explains how the Paralympic Games shaped his space career
Astronaut John McFall medaled in the Paralympics in 2008, and the lessons he learned from that experience are helping him today as a person who may one day fly to the International Space Station. “I was that annoying kid who
‘The Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli opens up about her coming Blue Origin
If you’ve always wanted to go to space, this story is for you. Science communicator and author Emily Calandrelli, host of the Netflix show “Emily’s Wonder Lab,” shared recently that she’s going to fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin.