The Canadian Space Program From Black Brant to the International Space Station /

• Main Author: Godefroy, Andrew B. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

Canada’s space efforts from its origins towards the end of the Second World War through to its participation in the ISS today are revealed in full in this complete and carefully researched history. Employing recently declassified archives and many never previously used sources, author Andrew B. Gode...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1 Northern Mariner: The Origins of Canadian Space Activities
• 2 Forging a Space Nation: Policy and Program Development, 1957–1963
• 3 Challenge and Commitment: Canada’s Space Program in Transition, 1964–1974
• 4 Ad Astra: Establishing a Permanent Presence in Space, 1974–1984
• 5 Maple Leaf in Orbit: Institutionalizing the Canadian Space Program, 1984–1995
• 6 Build up: Canada’s Space Station Era Begins, 1996–2009
• 7 Conclusion: Towards Space Station Expeditions
• Appendix A: Canadian Space Agency Presidents, 1989–2013
• Appendix B: Biographic Notes on Canada’s Astronauts
• Select Bibliography.