Canada in Space

The People & Stories behind Canada's Role in the Exploration of Space.


Canadians have always had a pioneering spirit. We've explored our country and our planet, and now we're exploring space. Read more about Canada's amazing contributions to space research and discovery:



• The development of the Canadarm and Canadarm2, essential tools for the space shuttle program

• The Alouette I ionospheric research satellite, the first satellite ever built outside of the US and USSR to make it into orbit

• James Chamberlin and Owen Maynard, who went from the collapse of Avro to engineering key components for NASA's Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs

• The birth of Canada's commercial satellite industry with the Canadian launch of the world's first communications satellite

and more...