Joshua Kutryk
@Astro_Kutryk
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@csa_asc astronaut. Starliner-1 mission crewmember. | Astronaute @asc_csa . Membre d’équipage de la mission Starliner-1.
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Modalités de gestion des pages d’un astronaute quand il est affecté à une mission.
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Found this cleaning out my old office today. A good reminder (and, for me, an especially timely one).📚
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A sunny day
@NASAKennedy
yesterday. With
@nasa
quickly progressing towards the launch of new, human-rated vehicles in the near future, the Cape is becoming an even busier place. It’s 800 miles from Houston by T38. Always an interesting and scenic flight.
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Flying in the skies above
#BocaChica
this morning with
@AstroJaws
, dreaming of a future when ships full of humans may leave from this beach for
#Mars
. (Look closely and you can see a Starship)
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Happened to land at Brownsville this morning. From the air possible to see
#StarshipSN9
(and 10) on the pad. Ready to go. Pretty inspiring view.
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Flying with the
@nasa
team is always special. Today, sharing the cockpit with
@JonnyKimUSA
, especially so.
#NASARemembers
We were honored to take part in a Missing Man Formation on
@NASA
's Day of Remembrance, honoring & remembering the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger & Columbia. This day reminds us that reflection & vigilance are necessary elements for a safe future in space exploration
#NASARemembers
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First day of school circa '87 / First day at NASA '17 🌘
#flashback
#NASA
#firstdayofwork
#astronaut
#followyourdreams
#dreamjob
#houston
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I am honoured to take part in Starliner-1 mission to the International Space Station.
LIVE NOW – Announcement of new assignments for Canadian Space Agency astronauts
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An exciting and a proud day for me! Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here.
#BeTheNextCDNAstro
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Spent today in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab helping develop space walk procedures that will be put into action next year. If you look carefully you can see a mock-up of the Orion spacecraft in the background.
@nasa
IS GOING, to the moon and beyond.
#daretoexplore
@csa_asc
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Inside the launch window with 20 mins to go...
An important day for human exploration.
🚀
@SpaceX
's In-Flight Abort Test will demonstrate
#CrewDragon
’s ability to safely escape the Falcon 9 rocket in the unlikely event of an emergency during launch. Watch this animation for a preview of the test and tune in for live coverage at 10:10am ET:
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Took this photo while working at 2 am in Mission Control
#Houston
. Proof that
#SantaClaus
exists. (You can see him on the
#InternationalSpaceStation
orbit tracker display).
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Just wrapped up the overnight CAPCOM shift in Mission Control, where we helped to get two
#NASA
#astronauts
ready for their historic journey back to earth. Safe travels gentlemen. Go
#Endeavour
!
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I’ll be getting up in a few hours to watch this launch. Good luck to
@SpaceX
during this historic first flight.
The
@SpaceX
Crew
#Dragon
stands at its launch pad in Florida counting down to a 2:49am ET lift off Saturday beginning the first
@Commercial_Crew
mission to the station.
#LaunchAmerica
Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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The original Apollo 11 Command Module, as it presently sits in
@SpaceCenterHou
. Inspiring to think of travelling a quarter of a million miles (1 way) in such a ship. A journey humans may do again, I hope, and soon.
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At its core astronaut training is about learning to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations. Hence this helicopter. For jet pilots, learning to maneuver a helicopter is a humbling challenge that forces one to apply old skills in very new ways.
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Just prior to suit up last week at the
@NASA_Johnson
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, where we were developing/testing procedures for a future spacewalk. A special day to find myself partnered with fellow
@csa_asc
#Astronaut
@Astro_Jeremy
.
#Canada
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Congratulations to my
#Crew3
friends on a successful launch and voyage to space. So happy to see you all aboard the
#InternationalSpaceStation
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Feeling like an ant in an anthill today, here by the grace of Mother Nature. Sometimes we get stepped on.
#houstonflood
#HarveyStorm
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Good early morning from
@NASA_Johnson
. A new day but the same team, same console, and the same mission - get a Dragon into orbit and eventually docked with
@Space_Station
. Try 2, hoping for better weather.
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Tally Ho! Visible, through an ISS camera is
#Dragon
. Phase and coelliptic burns complete. Next, teams
@NASA_Johnson
,
@SpaceX
and in space will work through docking procedures, bringing two of the world’s most complex spacecraft together as they maneuver at 17,500 mph.
@csa_asc
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The decision for Canada to join in the
@NASA
journey to the moon is historical and visionary. It has inspired me already, and it is going to inspire countless other young Canadians to greatness in science, technology and engineering.
#Daretoexplore
and
#DreamBig
!!
Canadarm 3, a new Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program, and a junior astronaut recruitment initiative. Yesterday was a huge day for space exploration and science in Canada. Details here⬇️
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The underground world is alive with life, uniquely evolved to thrive in the cold depths (no vision, for example). Here, learning about some of our planet’s most amazing biology, far below the ground in the
#skocjancaves
of
#slovenia
...
#daretoexplore
@csa_asc
@ESA_CAVES
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History and opportunity being made. In 1927 Lindbergh flew across an ocean and the world changed forever. Can we even imagine what the world will look like 93 years after this machine launches?
The
@SpaceX
Crew Dragon is rolled out to the launch pad and raised vertical ahead of the launch of
@NASA
astronauts
@AstroBehnken
&
@Astro_Doug
from
@NASAKennedy
to the
@Space_Station
. More
#LaunchAmerica
Photos:
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“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
#happyearthday
🌎
#everydayisearthday
#earthday2020
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Pictures from this morning in Kazakhstan. Rocket is vertical and ready for
@Astro_DavidS
. Nice Canadian Flag, too.
#Canada
@csa_asc
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Bon matin. Following the sun home during a readiness
#training
mission with
@astro_Pettit
#astronaut
#Space
#flying
#perspective
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Family - Flew on Hornet 1's wing earlier this morning. Found him on his way back from Yellowknife.
@CF18Demo
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A sincere congratulations and Godspeed to my dear friend and close colleague as he embarks towards this historic mission. Proud of him. Proud of the
@csa_asc
team. Proud to be
#Canadian
. Canada leading from the very front.
@Astro_Jeremy
we are so happy for you!
Representing the
@csa_asc
on
#Artemis
II to the Moon is
@Astro_Jeremy
, from London, Ontario.
Jeremy Hansen was a fighter pilot before joining CSA, and currently works with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations. This will be Hansen’s first mission in space.
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Pretty remarkable to think that after just a few short months
@NASA
now has 3 exciting designs being developed for human-rated lunar landers.
#space
#exploration
#history
is happening FAST.
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Taking in the breathtaking beauty of our precious planet during a multi-day ski traverse of the Wapta ice-fields. Big mountains to cross, runs to ski, miles of ice to explore, risks to manage, routes to find...The perfect week.
@BanffNP
@alpineclubcan
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NASA’s
#superguppy
at KEFD tonight. This unique airplane was designed for unique cargo - like spacecraft.
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Congratulations to my former
@RCAF_ARC
colleague
@JameelJanjua
. Proud to see a fellow Canadian Test Pilot leading the way in this important and historic aerospace endeavor. An exciting day in the story of Canadian human
#space
flight.
Welcome to the newest members of the Virgin Galactic Pilot Corps, Jameel Janjua and Patrick Moran!
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Fighter pilots spend years training, incrementally practicing the operation of highly complex aircraft in increasingly challenging and dangerous scenarios. Fortunate to have spent yesterday flying and training with some of Canada’s finest
@rcaf_arc
membres.
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Taking a break from basketball to watch bigger things.
#Unity22
. Some
#Canada
trivia: Eve’s engines were designed and built by a Canadian company, and a former
@RCAF_ARC
#testpilot
is currently at the controls of Unity’s chase ship. 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@csa_asc
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Direct to the Cape /
@NASAKennedy
earlier today for test, dev work with
@NASA
colleagues. We land, conveniently, at the runway previously used to recover space shuttles returning from orbit. (The runway sits beside the vertical assembly building and is 2.5 miles long).
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Practice makes perfect. If an emergency occurs on launch day, causing us to egress the rocket after everyone else has left, we drive away in this. At least that’s the plan. Just like the spacecraft, we must learn to drive it!
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Setting up to land at the Cape yesterday. Where humans leave Earth for space. Where final preparations are underway for the launch of Crew 6 to the
@Space_Station
. Daring to explore, the adventure continues.
@NASAKennedy
@csa_asc
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Late night T38 training - a great way to cap off the last 2 and a half years, indeed.
A good way to spend our last evening as
@NASA_Astronauts
candidates. Training and flying with my friend,
@Astro_Kutryk
.
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Turns out space gloves feel a bit like hockey gloves, but getting sized for them is much more laboursome and time intensive. Vacuum chamber required.
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I wanted to express my gratitude to everyone who has been a significant part of my journey to this day. It is something that I’ve dreamt about my entire life, and I’m excited to share this new adventure with Canadians.
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The next giant leap, with
#Canadian
innovation boldly helping to lead the way.
In case you missed it: Canada will join the US on the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years.
This will make Canada the second — ever — country to send an astronaut to deep space. 🌖
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From Cold Lake to Clear Lake, we found the front gate 😎
#NASA
#Houston
#T38
#astronaut
#spaceexploration
#househunting
#newhome
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Followed
@Cmdr_Hadfield
's path. When I would see his picture, it would be like him almost saying: “Don’t forget about your dreams.” ✨
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Arrived in Japan last night with
@Astro_FarmerBob
and Jonny Kim for training on the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM. My favorite part so far is that instead of a rental car we are able to commute with
#BIKES
!
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Wrapping up a productive week in Cold Lake. Good training, amazing friends, and what is still the nicest flying airplane I’ve ever piloted. Merci
#4wing
and
@ARC_RCAF
@RCAF_Comd
pour une autre bonne semaine d’entraînement.
#backinthesaddle
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Cheering on the
#Crew3
convoy this morning as they head to the airplane, which will take them to their rocket. The first
#astronauts
from our 2017 class (
#turtles
) launch to space this week.
ARRIVAL UPDATE 🛫 The
#Crew3
astronauts are now expected to land at
@NASAKennedy
at approximately 2:30pm ET.
Watch live:
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My story didn’t start with the assignment to my first space mission. Even my recruitment by the
@csa_asc
wasn’t the beginning. It all started way earlier than that... Learn more about my journey:
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This week, spacesuit training in a vacuum chamber. A good training day for me, for the suit, and for the team!
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Congratulations to Artash and Arushi. If you have a few minutes check out some of their work. You'll be inspired (as I was during the taking of this photo) by their youthful curiosity and insightful innovation. Explorers like them are great ambassadors for
#Canada
in
#Space
.
We’re so proud of Artash, 14, and Arushi, 10, winners of the
@NASA
#SpaceApps
#COVID19Challenge
! Congratulations to this dynamic duo from
#Toronto
!
Learn more about their inspirational project: .
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Instrumented with sickness bags in hand. Ready for the next event - microgravity exposure training with
@astro_jenni
and friends, partners from
@NRC_CNRC
.
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With friend and
@csa_asc
Crew Surgeon Rob Riddell on a cold, clear morning in Moscow. Good for running. 3 days to go before the blast-off of
@Astro_DavidS
#redsquare
#kremlin
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Why explore caves? To discover places that have been undisturbed for tens/hundreds of thousands of years, providing fascinating insight into earth’s history...to observe processes (water dripping on one small spot for example) that predate all of human history. Credit
@ESA_CAVES
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Well said, and one of many reasons WHY space exploration matters - it drives international collaboration over competition.
EVA-63: An American, riding on a Canadian robotic arm, driven by an Italian, during a spacewalk relating to new batteries delivered by a Japanese cargo vehicle.
The International Space Station.
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#helicopter
flying provides a whole new set of control challenges (and
#astronaut
training opportunities, too). Never a dull moment when it comes to
#spaceflight
readiness training.
@csa_asc
@asc_csa
@AstroDrewMorgan
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends. And especially to these guys...Johnson Space Center long-term residents.
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Space = important. At one time oceans were dangerous unknowns, crossing them an impossibility. How different life would be had we not tried.
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It takes a lot of training to be proficient operating Canadarm2. Today we used the
@NASA_Johnson
“dome” simulator to rehearse Cygnus track/capture procedures and malfunctions. Technical procedures, operational stress, challenging flying – a good training day!
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Wrapping up 10 days of pristine wilderness exploring and incredible lunar crater geology training. Thank you for a wonderful expedition
@drcrater
@planetarycass
@GavinOnTheMoon
@dominickmatthew
@thejuanpablo21
@neerajac1412
#Mistastin2021
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Using a parabolic flight profile to create a microgravity research environment. I gained a lot of very practical lessons in
#science
(particularly in Newton’s Laws of Motion).
#stem
#canadianresearch
@Astro_Jenni
@Astro_Jeremy
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Back in Houston, back in the saddle. (This is our sim
@NASA_Johnson
, and one of my favourite places).
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Test flight complete. Lucky to have watched Demo 1 splash down from the
@MissionCtrlSS
console. It felt like watching history happen, live.
@nasa
is busy. So is
@csa_asc
.
.
@SpaceX
's recovery fast boats approached the
#CrewDragon
as it splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. Up next, the team will hoist the spacecraft on the Go Searcher recovery ship.
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Exploring on the North Saskatchewan, and being reminded every second just how special our country really is. 🇨🇦🛶
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Leaving work, paused to look at the new graphics beside the door to one of the
@NASA_Johnson
flight control rooms.
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Back on the surface after a six day space analog mission hundreds of meters underground. Among the most challenging and rewarding training I have received. Thank you
@europeanspaceagency
@ESA_CAVES
More pictures when we have them..
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Great news. Congratulations to
@csa_asc
Astronaut
@RobertaBondar
Congratulations
@RobertaBondar
, Companion of the Order of Canada! A scientist, environmental advocate, author and photographer, Dr. Bondar inspired generations of young Canadians, including
@Astro_Jenni
, to reach for the stars.
📷: Sgt Johanie Maheu
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RCM launches tomorrow - another big day for Canada in space. I’ll be proudly watching from Houston.
Falcon 9 and RADARSAT Constellation Mission are vertical on SpaceX’s California launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. After stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage at Landing Zone 4 →
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Investigating potential uses of two-way holoportation with Mark Pathy,
@AstroDaveMD
and the
#Ax1
@LeapBio
teams aboard the
@Space_Station
. Lots of potential, especially with remote
#healthcare
and
#space
Med. Thanks
@CanGeo
for allowing us to take a look.
@CanGeoEdu
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Roll out in Baykonur. Two days to go until this awesome machine ignites (with
@Astro_DavidS
sitting on top of it).
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Expeditionary skills are an important focus of
#astronaut
training. Recently spent two weeks backpacking in Utah while exploring canyons with this fine team of awesome people.
@NASA
@csa_asc
@NOLSedu
#NEVERSTOPexploring
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Spent today practicing my riveting skills in the T-38 maintenance hangar ... the list of repairs an astronaut could be called upon to perform is long. Therefore, we spend a LOT of time learning and practicing new skills.
@csa_asc
#aircraftmechanic
#daretoexplore
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As seen at
@NASA_Johnson
... Gateway and the return to the moon - it’s happening fast.
The
#NorthropGrumman
-built Cislunar Habitat mockup has found its new home at
@NASA_Johnson
! The habitat is designed to support astronauts orbiting the moon. This full-scale mock up is ready for crew testing later this year.
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Happy
#thanksgiving
to all my American colleagues
@nasa
. I’m thankful for the privilege of working along side you in the challenging arena of
#space
#exploration
.
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How to do a pre-test brief with Coronavirus precautions? Use a large high-bay area, big enough for 6 feet of separation from everyone (and big enough for spacecraft, too). Oh, and remember your space-themed face masks.
@csa_asc
#orion
#daretoexplore
#space
#covi
̇d19
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Ce matin, au centre de contrôle des missions à Houston, en travaillant avec mon collègue
@Astro_DavidS
. Comme les CAPCOMs aujourd'hui, nous avons eu l'occasion de regarder le lancement et l'amarrage du Soyuz 65S. Une autre journée très occupée dans l'orbite terrestre basse!
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Continued commitment to excellence, to innovation, to international collaboration. 🇨🇦leading the world toward a bright future in LEO, and toward a better world right here on earth. A big day for Canada and
@Space_Station
Today, Canada announced its commitment to extend its participation on the
@Space_Station
through 2030.
NASA is proud to continue our partnership with
@csa_asc
on station to benefit life for humanity here on Earth and out into the cosmos.
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In a world that can feel full of bad news, space exploration and science are cause for real optimism.
The U.S. and Russia are teaming up to build the moon's first space station
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News from Japan today. Evidence that we live in truly inspirational times with a truly unlimited future, and that we do so as the generation likely to preside over a golden era of exploration (and opportunity) in space.
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Canadian engineers (like Dave of
@COMDEV_Intl
) built components of
#JWST
. It's in the chamber behind us at a only a few degrees K!
@NASAWebb
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Onwards, upwards into our final frontier. We are going. 🇨🇦 is going.
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An incredible opportunity has been launched by
@csa_asc
for young Canadians interested in space. Youth in grades 6 to 9 can participate in the
#JuniorAstronauts
program to challenge their skills and knowledge. Learn more at
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@Astro_Jeremy
Getting into formation before today’s
#NASARemembers
flyover. Proud to represent
@csa_asc
while working with
@NASA
. Explore we must.
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With the man and the team - saying goodbye and good luck!
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Canada has always been a world leader in
#aerospace
technology, a major contributor to
#canadian
economic and industrial prosperity. Let’s continue that legacy in
#space
and on the
#moon
.
@avspacemuseum
@planetarycass
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On my way to
#StJohns
tonight to help celebrate
#apollo50
tomorrow. Exciting to reflect on the epic lunar journey of 50 years ago, while at the same time anticipating the return of people to the moon in the not too distant future.
#MOONLanding
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He taught me the most important things I know. Happy
#fathersday
to all the world’s Dads out there.
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