Astronauts

• Chinese astronauts stuck in space after debris damages return capsule

  The astronauts' return to Earth was originally scheduled for Nov. 5, but now it has been postponed indefinitely.

  World

  Nov 6
  
• Alberta’s Joshua Kutryk to be 4th astronaut Canada sends to International Space Station

  Joshua Kutryk, an engineer and colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force from Fort Saskatchewan, is headed to space for six months.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• Revolutionary health app by Canadian doctor on the brink of helping space missions

  An app designed by a Quebec doctor is dramatically improving patient care. Now, its revolutionary technology is on the brink of saving lives in space.

  Canada

  May 21, 2023
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• NASA taps Bezos’ Blue Origin to build moonwalkers’ lunar landers

  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the agency wants different landing options as it seeks a return to the moon more than a half-century after the end of the Apollo moonshots.

  Science

  May 19, 2023
• Satellite built at McMaster University set for Florida launch on SpaceX shuttle

  A team from McMaster University in Hamilton is expected to be at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., as their miniaturized satellite Neudose takes flight Tuesday.

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2023
• McMaster University team to finalize plans with CSA on deployment of satellite

  Students from McMaster have constructed a miniaturized satellite to further our understanding of long-term exposure to space radiation.

  Tech

  Nov 29, 2022
• Astronauts suffer increased bone loss on return to Earth: Calgary study

  A study released Thursday from the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary followed 17 astronauts before and after their space flights.

  Features

  Jun 30, 2022
• Astronauts continue work to install solar panels outside International Space Station

  Although smaller than the originals, the new solar panels can generate considerably more power.

  World

  Jun 20, 2021
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• ‘I want to go to Mars’: COVID-19 doesn’t ground Calgary teen’s astronaut dreams

  A 15-year-old Calgary girl is chasing her dream at virtual space camp, where she gets to meet astronauts, engineers and scientists and try out mission simulators.

  Features

  May 27, 2021
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• Astronauts get cravings too: International Space Station to receive candy, cheese

  “Awesome launch,” Joel Montalbano, NASA’s deputy space station program manager, said once the capsule reached orbit.

  Tech

  Feb 15, 2020