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Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason to retire

Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason is leaving the Canadian Space Agency in June after almost 25 years as an astronaut.Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason is leaving the Canadian Space Agency in June after almost 25 years as an astronaut.

Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason to retire after almost 25 years

MONTREAL - One of Canada's original six astronauts is calling it quits after almost 25 years in the space business.

Former Canadian astronaut opposes sale of Canadian space technology

OTTAWA - A former Canadian astronaut is urging the federal government not to sell a space technology company to American interests, saying it threatens the country’s sovereignty.

Former Canadian astronaut opposes sale of Canadian space technology

OTTAWA - A former Canadian astronaut is urging the federal government not to sell a space technology company to American interests, saying it threatens the country's sovereignty.

From Astronaut to Public Ambassador for Science and Culture

Yi So-yeon is not only Korea’s first astronaut but also a female astronaut. What role will she play after her visit to space? Korea’s first astronaut is a woman, which has occurred only twice in the world, following the U.K.’s Helen Sharman, a British female who became that nation’s first astronaut among 13,000 candidates on December 25, 1989. She later gave science lectures and played a role as a public ambassador after traveling to the Mir Space Station on the Russian space craft Soyuz TM-12.

Astronaut Julie Payette says Canadian robot to flex its joints

MONTREAL - Astronaut Julie Payette says Dextre, the new Canadian robot in space, has been fully assembled and is ready to flex its muscles.

Canadian astronaut lands at McMaster

Dave Williams, a physician and astronaut who has logged a Canadian record of almost 18 hours performing space walks, is landing in the city as a physician scientist for McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.

Canadian Space Agency looks to replenish astronaut corps with two new explorers

For just the third time since the creation of the Canadian Astronaut Corps in 1983, Canada will add at least two new space explorers to an exclusive group of astronauts. The recruitment campaign begins in earnest this May, with the two new astronauts expected to be named in May 2009.

To Dominic Gorie, commander of the shuttle Endeavour, spaceflight has a lot in common with competing in the NCAA basketball tournament.

Endeavour crew answers questions as the shuttle docks. Front row, from left to right: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Rick Linneha; NASA pilot Greg Johnson, Endeavour commander Dominic Gorie, NASA astronaut Mike Foreman and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi. Second row, left to right: Russian astronaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, Expedition 16 commander Peggy Whitson and French astronaut Leopold Eyharts.

Canadian Robot On Shuttle Brought To Life

This undated artist's illustration of the Canadian space robot Dextre was released by the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil, Canada, Friday, March 14, 2008. The agency says it has found a way to fix a problem with the space robot, using power from the Canadarm Two on the International Space Station to heat and run the Dextre robot. (Canadian Space Agency/AP Photo)

Canadian Space Agency Announces Four-Year Contract With MDA to Support Canada's Contribution to the International Space Station

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - May 9, 2008) - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, today announced a four-year contract valued at $109 million between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). MDA will continue to provide logistics, sustaining engineering services for the Canadian-made Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station (ISS).

Original Canadian astronaut Tryggvason calls it quits after 25 years

MONTREAL - One of Canada's original six astronauts is calling it quits after almost 25 years in the space business.

Original Canadian Astronaut Tryggvason Calls It Quits After 25 Years

MONTREAL - One of Canada's original six astronauts is calling it quits after almost 25 years in the space business.

Original Canadian astronaut Tryggvason retires

MONTREAL–One of Canada's original six astronauts is calling it quits after almost 25 years in the space business.

Former Canadian astronaut opposes sale of Canadian space technology

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Former Canadian astronaut opposes sale of Canadian space technology

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Korea's first astronaut hopes to make peace with North

Urdu Times (News):South Korea\'s first astronaut voiced hope on Wednesday that her mission would bring peace with the north of the divided peninsula and said she had a spicy Korean feast ready for the crew. \"I will try and make peace between North and South Korea,\" Yi So-Yeon, 29, said at a press conference in Star City, a Soviet astronaut training centre in a snow-covered pine forest near Moscow, ahead of her launch on April 8. \"If it\'s helpful, as the first Korean astronaut I will try and help the North and South Korean problem.... I hope the North Korean people will also be happy with our flight,\" she said. A biosystems engineering student, Yi is set to blast off for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which Russia leases from the Kazakh state.

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