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Space Exploration

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Carbon Dioxide and Space Missions

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Learn about how people control carbon dioxide levels in spacecraft such as the ISS.

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Heat and Space Missions

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Learn about how people control heat in spacecraft such as the ISS and Orion.

Condensation on the window of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module, November 1969

Humidity and Space Missions

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Learn about how people control humidity on board the ISS.

Dominique Poulin headshot

Dominique Poulin

Career Profiles

Mission Scientist

I am in charge of a mission whose goal is to acquire data from space, to monitor water quality in coastal areas and inland waters (e.g. algae).
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Let's Talk Space Rocks Resources

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Discover a set of resources to introduce you to the world of space rocks

Earth

Space Education

Unravel the universe's mysteries with our free space education resources and discover how youth can join in on this exciting new chapter of history. 

David Saint-Jacques

Let’s Talk Space Rocks 

Events

Student, Grades: 9-12

Join CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques for the latest in our Visionary Symposium series, that looks at the link between geology on Earth and in space, and how these learnings contribute to future space exploration.

Portrait de Evaline Warmels

Evaline Warmels

Career Profiles

Mechatronic Engineer

I design, build, and test devices that use electricity to do something that a human couldn't do on their own.
Benjamin Pauquet

Benjamin Pauquet (he/him)

Career Profiles

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles.
Lunar rover in its testing environment, created to mimic conditions on the Moon.

Designing Rovers for the Moon’s Extreme Environment

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Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.

Artemis I Liftoff

Artemis Goes to the Moon!

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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.

Benjamin Pauquet designing a part for the lunar lander on his computer

Benjamin Pauquet (video)

Career Profiles

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles. Video audio is in French, English subtitles are provided.
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.

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.