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Canada's first study of how trees grow in space |
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Written by Canadian Space Gazette Staff Writers
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 18:09 |
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During his long-term expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Bob Thirsk will find himself engaging in the unusual task of bending willow tree stems into loops. No, he is not taking up basket-weaving as a hobby; rather, he will be conducting a study known as APEX-Cambium (Advanced Plant EXperiments on Orbit). Funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), APEX-Cambium will help determine the role gravity plays in trees forming different kinds of wood. Read more at the Canadian Space Agency. 
This experiment will be launched on board Atlantis during STS-129 along with a variety of other major spare parts to sustain the space station after the space shuttle's retire. Among these parts is a spare end-effector (hand) for the Canadarm-2 and spare fuse boxes that the Canadian robot Dextre will use to replace burned out fuses. For more on the launch and mission of Atlantis, read more at Spaceflight Now. |
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US Human Spaceflight Report, where does Canada fit in? |
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Written by Spaceref Canada Staff
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 12:12 |
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The US Human Space Flight Review Committee Report will be released today at 1 p.m. EDT. At that time the committee, chaired by Norman Augustine, will hold a press conference which you can watch on NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/ntv).
You can follow what this means to Canada on SpaceRef Canada (http://spaceref.ca/) and contribute your thoughts. Read more at SpaceRef Canada (http://spaceref.ca): Canadians Wait for Final Report of the Human Space Flight Review Committee.
The report will also be available on SpaceRef Canada's site shortly after it's released. 
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Canada Celebrates 25 Year of Human Presence in Space |
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Written by Marc Boucher
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Friday, 02 October 2009 17:36 |
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On October 5, 1984 astronaut Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space as he was aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-41G. A quarter of a century later another 8 Canadians have flown into space for a total of 16 flights including the current mission by space participant Guy Laliberté. Read more at SpaceRef Canada. 
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Space-Based Vaccine May Go to Human Trials |
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Written by Clara Moskowitz, Space.com Staff Writer
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 14:41 |
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A vaccine created from research in space may soon be put to the test in human trials for the first time. The Astrogenetix company, based in Austin, Texas, has begun applying for approval to begin testing their space-designed salmonella vaccine on humans. Salmonella are disease-causing bacteria responsible for about 40,000 infections in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eating contaminated food is one primary means of infection. Read more at Space.com. |
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