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Here’s What the Next Generation of Space Travellers Might Be Wearing
"They have to deal with pooping inside a pressurized space suit. That's where NASA is spending their money.” With the advent of commercial spaceflight, more people will be travelling into space, and they'll need something to wear. This week, at a lab inside an Ottawa airport, astronaut candidates have been trying on a new prototype of a commercial spacesuit, giving [...]
Meet some of Canada’s keenest astronaut candidates
Canadians have a shot at being hired as an astronaut for the first time since 2009. The Canadian Space Agency is accepting applications for two astronaut positions until Aug. 15. The recruitment campaign was announced on June 17. As of July 19, 3,372 Canadians had applied. Over the course of a year, they'll be whittled down to a short list of 200, then 40 [...]
MindFuel.ca – Cool Careers: Shawna Pandya
Want to meet a real life superstar? Let us introduce you to Dr. Shawna Pandya - a medical doctor AND a citizen science astronaut. Who would have thought you could have not just one but TWO amazing careers? We talk to Shawna who tells us where her passions lie- hope she inspires you as much as she does us!
Doctor Cosmonaut: Shawna Pandya
It takes a lot of hard work to make it into space, and that’s only Shawna Pandya’s side job. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELUS Optik Local supports compelling, original stories told by filmmakers from BC and Alberta by
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New kind of space suit being tested in Ottawa
Shawna Pandya, a citizen-scientist astronaut with Project Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere (PoSSUM), goes over some pre-flight prep with Derek Gowanlock on-board a Falcon 20 aircraft at the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport before [...]
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Defying Gravity – Dr Shawna Pandya
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