Richard Hughson is studying the effects of space travel on blood pressure and blood vessels, and his prediction that arteries would tend to stiffen in space is turning out to be true. Hughson's research is intended to better prepare humans for future space travel and better understand aging on Earth.
With the return of Hadfield from space, Hughson and his team are packing up their lab and moving to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to meet Hadfield and start monitoring his return to gravity. With Hadfield's return, it will now be at least three years before the next Canadian astronaut visits the space station.
Gilles Leclerc, the interim head of the Canadian Space Agency, has said there probably won't be another Canadian visit to the space station before In the meantime, the future of the entire Canadian space program is on hold as the Harper government reviews the recommendations of a report on the space sector. Former cabinet minister David Emerson, who headed the review, was blunt when he issued his report last November.
He said the Canadian space program had "foundered" over the last decade. Jim Quick, the president of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, admits the space industry is going through a quiet period, but he is optimistic about the future.
But Quick predicted that "some really good things are going to happen for the CSA and the space industry. Science Chris Hadfield safely returns to Earth Astronaut Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, has returned safely to Earth aboard a Soyuz capsule after almost five months in orbit. Social Sharing. Hadfield returns to Earth 9 years ago Be proud," he said.
In June Chris Hadfield was selected to become one of four new Canadian astronauts from a field of applicants. His work included coordination and direction of all International Space Station crew activities in Russia, oversight of training and crew support staff, as well as policy negotiation with the Russian Space Program and other International Partners.
He also trained and became fully qualified to be a flight engineer cosmonaut in the Soyuz TMA spacecraft, and to perform spacewalks in the Russian Orlan spacesuit. Hadfield is a civilian CSA astronaut, having retired as a Colonel from the Canadian Air Force in after 25 years of military service. During the flight, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis attached a five-tonne docking module to Mir and transferred over 1, kg of food, water, and scientific supplies to the cosmonauts.
Hadfield flew as the first Canadian mission specialist, the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, and the only Canadian to ever board Mir. The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered and installed Canadarm2, the new Canadian-built robotic arm, as well as the Italian-made resupply module Raffaello.
During the day flight, Hadfield performed two spacewalks, which made him the first Canadian to ever leave a spacecraft and float freely in space. In total, Hadfield spent 14 hours, 54 minutes outside, travelling 10 times around the world.
From , Hadfield served as the backup for Dr. NEEMO 14 used the ocean floor to simulate exploration missions to the surface of asteroids, moons and Mars in order to gain a better understanding of how astronaut crews interact with equipment including advanced spacesuits, a lander, a rover and robotic arms. In June , Hadfield was part of the Pavilion Lake research team, located km northeast of Vancouver. He led the orbiting lab's Expedition 35, becoming the first Canadian ever to command a space station mission.
Hadfield's skyrocketing fame made the Canadian the visible top of a support team helping him get the message out about space through tweets, videos and a variety of events. Many of Hadfield's viral videos — cutting his nails, for example, and making a pita sandwich — were prewritten scripts created through the CSA's publicity machine.
Tweets and other social media updates went out with the assistance of Hadfield's son, Evan. Additionally, there were organized live eventssuch as concerts and science activities that involved entities such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. That's not to say Hadfield didn't work hard himself, of course. His humility and sense of humor — he made Starfleet jokeswhen talking to "Star Trek" actor William Shatner , for example — brought the message of space to thousands.
The agency is more focused on ensuring the health of the crew, maintaining the station and also measuring the science performed during each expedition.
On those criteria, though, Hadfield's command of Expedition 35 also drew positive headlines.
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