Director, Government & International Affairs, @Canadensys1 // Former Canadian Space Agency DG Space Exploration // Still exploring

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Greece and Crete / La Grèce et la Crète
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Dragon D1, the first SpaceX cargo vehicle, photographed on approach to the ISS as we orbited great thunderstorms. This spacecraft required manual berthing with the robotic arm as it could not autonomously dock! The design has come a long way in 14 years!
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On this World Food Day, learn more about a CSA project with The Growcer Inc. and Arctic Fresh Group of Companies. 🌱🛰️ Learn more: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/news/artic…
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The UK Space Agency is letting the public name its 2029 debris removal mission. They are fully aware of the Boaty McBoatface precedent. Full story: #SpaceDebris #UKSpace spacewatch.global/2026/10/or…
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Ready to experience microgravity? Registration is now open for the next #CANRGX campaign! Conduct experiments, test technologies and gain hands-on experience during a parabolic flight. Apply by October 23: seds.ca/can-rgx/
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A few days ago, as the International Space Station passed over the greater Montreal area, @astro_kutryk captured these incredible views from space! 🚀 And look what we spotted... the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters! 🇨🇦
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Love this as it brings back a flood of exciting memories and visuals for me. Definitely miss the short time I spent in the Moon’s sphere of influence! Huge props to our amazing science team for getting more data out to the masses!
A huge library of Artemis II data just dropped! Science is a relay race, and today marks the latest in a long series of handoffs. 814 GB of observations. 996 new images. 521 min of never-before-released crew audio. Dig in: go.nasa.gov/Artemis2LunarSci…
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Canadian double-double, orbital edition by @astro_kutryk
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Ahhhhhh! I can’t wait to dig into this when I’m feeling better! This is the mission data we’ve all been waiting for! 😍
Artemis II update! We just dropped 814GB of observations — including nearly 1,000 new images and 521 minutes of crew audio — in our Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report: go.nasa.gov/3TKBfwz
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Margaret Hamilton has died. Absolute legend, it was my honour to meet her and have a conversation with her just a few years ago, super nice and still sharp. Ave atque vale Margaret.
We’ve lost an icon. Margaret Hamilton, a computer science pioneer best known for her work at MIT leading development of the flight software for the Apollo missions to the moon, has died at 90. Read about her legacy via MIT News: news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-h…
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What did four astronauts see, notice, and document as they traveled around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II mission? Through photographs, spoken observations, drawings, and annotations, the Artemis II crew created a unique scientific record — one that is now available to the science community and the public for further study. Artemis II Preliminary Science Report PDF (137.11 MB) science.nasa.gov/feature/art… Artemis II Data User Guide PDF (7.93 MB) assets.science.nasa.gov/cont… Artemis II Lunar Science Operations Report PDF (36.69 MB) assets.science.nasa.gov/cont… #Artemis #NASA #Moon #Lunar @NASAMoonbase #astrogeology
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Perspective: Only 12 years separated Sputnik from Apollo 11: 1957 1st satellite 1961 1st human in orbit 1962 1st active communication satellite 1965 1st spacewalk 1968 Apollo 8 around the Moon 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing
More than 3000 satellites have been launched into orbit so far just in 2026, but let's go back to the first. On this day in 1957, a new chapter in the technological and scientific history of our planet began with the launch of Sputnik I. More about the dawn of the Space Age: nasa.gov/history/dawn-of-the… 📷 Sputnik I replica at @airandspace
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You don't need AI to create a stunning image when New Hampshire does all of the work for you. -- October 3, 2026 Route 26 through Dixville Notch Dixville, New Hampshire
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2026 has been out of this world for Canada! -Jeremy Hansen flew around the Moon -Canadian tech supported Artemis II -Joshua Kutryk aboard the ISS This #WorldSpaceWeek, let’s celebrate Canada reaching new heights! What should we explore next?🚀🇨🇦 📷Credit: @NASA
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That time the camera on the robotic barge captured the same Falcon 9's launch, space jellyfish and landing.
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