Canadarm and Collaboration
How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds
$46.70
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2020
Summary
With interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day
Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program — a program that quickly let its people accumulate skill and prestige. Canadian astronauts have since commanded the Internation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770414426 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1770414428 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Howell |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
“Illustrates how the country has maintained a human spaceflight program for several decades through a combination of technological specialization — Canadarm and its successors — and collaboration with the United States.” — The Space Review
“Be sure to read Canadarm and Collaboration for a fascinating look at Canada’s evolving space program and its past, present and possible future.” — Universe Today
Elizabeth Howell
Elizabeth Howell, PhD, is a staff writer for Space.com. She has been a space journalist for 20 years and is one of the few Canadian journalists to focus exclusively on space. After working for The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Medical Association Journal, CTV Ottawa and the Ottawa Business Journal, Howell struck out as a full-time freelance space journalist in 2012. Before shifting to full-time work at Space.com in 2022, she was a frequent contributor to publications for clients such as CBC, SpaceQ, and Space.com. She has seen rocket launches in the United States and Kazakhstan, lived on a simulated Mars base, and interviewed many astronauts. She also teaches technical writing and does consulting work from Ottawa, ON.
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