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Humble, the world's smallest space telescope, was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on June 30, 2003.
Spacecraft is a vehicle used for travelling or exploring in space (i.e. Mars Rover, Hubble, Kepler, etc.)
Provides clean water and oxygen in cabin. Removes carbon dioxide from cabin air, maintains and controls cabin pressure, hydrogen levels, methane, nitrogen, and water vapour.
Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian astonaut to walk in space. Hadfield has flown 2 space shuttle trips and served as commander in the International Space Station. He was born on 29 December, 1959, and was accepted into the Canadian astronaut program in 1992. Hadfield was a huge part of Canadian history.
Julie Payette is a Canadian astronaut and engineer. She served as Chief Astronaut for the CSA and has spent more than 25 days in space. Payette was born on 20 October, 1963 and was Chief Astronaut from 2000 to 2007. She currently works as a Capsule Communicator at the Mission Control Center in Houston.
Roberta Bondar is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. In 1981, Bondar became a part of the Royal Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in neurology. She was born on December 4, 1945 and just like Garneau, Bondar became an astronaut in 1984.
The CanadArm is a remote-controlled mechanical arm, also known as the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS).
Special purpose cameras intended for use on space observatories or satellites.
(i.e. Hubble, Hazcam, Navcam, Pancam, Apollo TV Cameras)
A telescope is an instrument used for seeing into the sky and viewing things that are invisible to the human eye. The earliest recorded telescopes were the refracting telescopes that appeared in the Netherlands in 1608.
A spectroscope is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific proportion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.
Marc Garneau is a Canadian retired astronaut, military officer, and engineer. He was born on Febuary 23, 1949, and was an astronaut since October 1984. He became a Captain in 1986, and left the Navy in 1989. He spent 29 days, 2 hours, and 1 minute in space during his career of being an astronaut.
CanadArm, Canada's most famous robotic and technological achievement, made its space debut on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) on November 13, 1981. In the mid-1990s the arm control system was redesigned to increase the lifting capability to 3,293 kg (7,260 lb) in order to support space station assembly operations.
The Humble, also known as MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of STars), is Canada's first space telescope. It was launched on June 30, 2003 14:15. It was nicknamed the "Humble" in reference to the larger Canadian space telescope, Hubble.