Canadarm and Collaboration
How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds
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Narrated by:
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Tracey Hoyt
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Written by:
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Elizabeth Howell
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David Williams MD - foreword
About this listen
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 International Space Station, flown as copilots on spacecraft, and even held senior roles within NASA.
This book traces how Canada grew from small beginnings into a major player in international space policy. You will hear about Canada’s space program from the words of its astronauts, from Canadian celebrity Chris Hadfield to Liberal Cabinet Minister Marc Garneau to Governor General Julie Payette. You will experience the excitement and challenges of reporting on a rocket launch in Kazakhstan, as Canada sent its latest astronaut to space in preparation for possible moon missions in the 2020s. And you will learn from the people who work behind the scenes on Canadian space technology and space policy about why we are doing this - and what we plan to do next.
©2020 Elizabeth Howell (P)2021 ECW PressWhat the critics say
“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)
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Spencer
- 2021-10-15
Can’t get past the endnotes
I don’t know what the publisher was thinking having the audiobook contain all the endnotes. Most are links to YouTube videos or references. Completely ruins the flow of the book and as excited as I was to listen to this I can’t get past this. I have a feeling whoever made this decision has never listened to an audiobook like this before. This kind of content shouldn’t be in there and it is a disappointment. I will try and find the ebook somewhere else.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Roberta W
- 2022-08-07
Excellent insights into Canada in space
GREAT book, I learned more than ever about Canada’s astronauts, the Canadarm (I actually get how remarkable it is now!), and our space program. Well placed within the context of NASA and space flight in general. Includes a great tour of the International Space Station.
One quirk: the narrator reads each chapter’s endnotes aloud, including URLs. Never heard that before. It’s easy enough to jump forward to the next chapter, but it’s annoying. Put them in a separate appendix at the end.
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