Alex Himmelman
Career Profiles
Atlantic Director
Peter Rautapuro
Systems Engineer
Sarah Dallaire
Pilot, Snowbird 2 with the Air Demonstration Squadron 431
Jasraj Chahal
Career Profiles
Control System Engineer
Brian Alistair Smith
Retired Vice President and General Manager
Blair Hampel
Aerospace Control Operator
Allison Rumbolt
Helicopter Pilot
Testing Parachutes for Mars
STEM Explained
NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.
The Hovering Human
STEM Explained
Learn how a team of Canadian engineers used Bernoulli’s Principle to design a human-powered helicopter. It set a world record for human-powered hovering flight!
Soaring for Sport
STEM Explained
Ever dreamed if overcoming gravity and flying away? Using aerodynamics, wingsuit jumpers get as close to flight as humanly possible.
Insects: Part 2
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... a Drone!
STEM Explained
Drones are very cool and very useful aircraft! This resource explains how drones stay in flight, and outlines some of their uses.
Insects: Part 1
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals such as ants and mosquitoes that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.
How do an Airplane's Tires Help It Land Safely?
STEM Explained
Manufacturing and engineering airplane tires is important work! Learn how airplane tires keep the aircraft safe during takeoff and landing.
From Sky to Space
STEM Explained
Canadian astronauts Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques explain how learning to fly an aircraft prepared them for the challenges of living in space.