Since 1998, orbits 400 km above Earth Largest spacecraft ever built

Canadarm2 Robotic device One of three designed and built in Canada by

a Canadian company Moves astronauts around as they work outside

the space station Can bend around corners and grasp objects

with computer-controlled fingers

CANADARM2

Canada was the 3rd country in the world to launch a satellite Called Alouette 1 Collected data about extreme upper regions of

atmostphere Launched a bunch of satellites called Anik

Started in 1972 Anik 1 gave Canada 12 television channels first

country with a satellite in geostationary orbit!! :o Extremely important for connecting northern parts

with rest of country Anik F3 (2007) is 5900kg, provides broadcast and

broadband internet services across North America

1918 – at 1.83m, largest telescope in the world at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, BC Beginning of serious gvt funding in research in astronomy

1935 at U of T another big telescope Showed beginning of universities helping research

1951 – Canadian Impact Crater Program Impacts have a profound impact to life on Earth

1960 – discovery by Canadians of complex molecules in space

1985 – Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics opened world leader in understanding planetary systems, stars and life cycles, origin and evolution of universe

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory World’s more powerful detector of neutrinos

(particles emitted by nuclear reactions in stars and supernovas)

Solved the solar neutrino problem 2000 Canadian scientists recovered a

meteorite in BC from a lake Most primitive meteorite EVER!! About 4.5 billion years old – how old we expect

our solar system to be! :o