Unit E: Space Exploration

Artemis I Liftoff

Artemis Goes to the Moon!

Backgrounders

Learn about NASA’s Space Launch System, which includes the Boeing-built Core Stage, and how it got Orion to the Moon and back again.

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Katie Mack (she/her)

Career Profiles

Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication

I study of the fundamental physics of the universe.
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Rover on the Moon

Can you design a rover that can survive on the moon?

Hands-on Activities

Design a lunar rover that can survive in the moon’s extreme environment.

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Artist image of Theia crashing into Earth

Origin of Earth’s Moon

Backgrounders

Learn how Earth’s moon came to be and what we have learned from Moon rocks.

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Telescope under construction

Seeing the Universe with the James Webb Telescope

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Learn about the James Webb telescope and Canada’s role in the mission.

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Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Careers In The Space Sector

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Illustration of an astronaut standing on a grey moon with a Canadian flag, with space and stars in the background

Canada Goes to the Moon!

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Learn about Canada’s new role in space exploration, what we plan to achieve on and around the Moon.

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Evaline Warmels with lunar rover in background.

Evaline Warmels (Video)

Career Profiles

Mechatronical Engineer

As an electrical engineer at Canadensys, I help build robots (lunar landers) that will explore the surface of the moon.
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Lunar lander floating above the moon, with the Earth in the background

Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.

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Anastasiia Prysyazhnyuk

Career Profiles

Science and Innovation Lead, Health Beyond Initiative

I explore ways in which science and technology can provide solutions to healthcare problems in space and on Earth.
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Hayleigh Conway posant sur une carte des TNO et désignant Inuvik sur la carte. Pris lors de la Journée du SIG 2017.

Hayleigh Conway (she/her)

Career Profiles

Geomatics Technician

I make maps that help answer questions about the health of the environment in the Western Arctic.
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Cameron Dickenson

Cameron Dickinson

Career Profiles

Senior Engineer, Space Exploration

I work on sensors and camera technology for use on planetary exploration missions.
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Katie Harris essayant une combinaison spatiale de simulation au Centre européen des astronautes.

Katie Harris (she/her)

Career Profiles

Medical Student/Prospective Aerospace Medicine Specialist

I am working towards a career as an aerospace medicine specialist - a doctor who works with astronauts and keeps them healthy for long missions!
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Chris Derksen en train de faire ses recherches sur le terrain en Arctique.

Chris Derksen (he/his)

Career Profiles

Climate Scientist

I use satellite data and climate models to understand how climate change is impacting snow and ice across Canada.
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Sea landscape with dam and waves

Waves, Tides and Tsunamis

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Learn about ocean waves and how they can form tsunamis and tidal waves.

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