Astronauts
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McMaster University team to finalize plans with CSA on deployment of satelliteStudents from McMaster have constructed a miniaturized satellite to further our understanding of long-term exposure to space radiation.TechNov 29, 2022
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Astronauts suffer increased bone loss on return to Earth: Calgary studyA study released Thursday from the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary followed 17 astronauts before and after their space flights.FeaturesJun 30, 2022
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Astronauts continue work to install solar panels outside International Space StationAlthough smaller than the originals, the new solar panels can generate considerably more power.WorldJun 20, 2021
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‘I want to go to Mars’: COVID-19 doesn’t ground Calgary teen’s astronaut dreamsA 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.FeaturesMay 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.TechFeb 15, 2020
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All-female NASA astronaut team wraps up battery improvements outside ISSThis marked the women's third spacewalk together.ScienceJan 20, 2020
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Canada’s newest astronauts finish basic training at NASA in TexasJoshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, who both hail from Alberta, graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will be part of the next generation of space explorers hoping to return to Earth's satellite and beyond.CanadaJan 10, 2020
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‘A new dawn’: Christina Koch sets women’s record for longest spaceflight"Congrats, Christina, on reaching new heights," NASA said.ScienceDec 28, 2019
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U of S student-led team about halfway to launching satellite into orbitA group of students are building and preparing a small research satellite for space at the University of Saskatchewan.ScienceNov 22, 2019
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Making ‘HERstory’: NASA conducts its 1st all-female spacewalkMen have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk No. 421.ScienceOct 18, 2019
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