Canadarm Legacy

Former prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, believed greatly in what he thought Canada was to become. “The nineteenth century was the century of the United States. I think that we can claim that is it Canada that shall fill the twentieth century. “ was said by Laurier and his words passed almost without notice at the time. However, it did not take long before his words had somehow been transformed into the most famous phrase in Canadian history, “The twentieth century belongs to Canada.” His words showed great confidence and pride in the actions that Canada was supposedly to take to fulfill his vision. He believed that Canada would fill the century, not in size or military might but in progress, growth, and quality of life. Ultimately, he

With his help, Canada became known for so much more and the CSA became a much popular and recognized agency. Moreover, his findings through the experimental procedures his crew and he performed, aided in Canada gaining more knowledge about outer space and it’s impact on the human body. It’s not everyday that someone amounts to such greatness. However, Chris Hadfield proved that there is no such thing as limitations if you put your heart into what you’re doing. His legacy encourages young people to soar high and follow their dreams. Chris claimed many Canadian firsts during his decorated career- resulting in Canadians feeling pride towards their nation and having hope for more achievements from Canadians further on. Chris Hadfield created a hope and an ambition to continue the Canadian legacy and show the world how amazing our nation truly is. He displayed bravery and confidence in his training through various difficulties and issues during his missions in space such as the time ammonia was leaking through the ISS platform’s cooling system. He changed the way people looked at space travel and contributed significantly to scientific findings, which would shape the knowledge and practice of space travel for Canadians and the world in future missions. Chris Hadfield dedicated the better part of his life to astronomical endeavors and accomplishments- which hopefully will result in smarter

In the source the author clearly believes that the events of the past should not be dwelled upon, even if they have negative consequences in today’s society. The speaker believes that the current generation is not accountable for the actions of their ancestors, and the legacies of these actions should simply be accepted into the modern world. There are those, such as the owners of large corporations, who would embrace this perspective, because their focus is to continue to secure and grow their companies in the future, not consider past events that may affect their position today. Old corporations, such as the Hudson Bay Company, likely have helped shape some of the legacies of historical globalization in Canada, but their focus is maintaining

The Space Race is a pivotal part of the Cold War’s history. During the ending of World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union initiated a military, political, and technological supremacy battle. There was no physical fighting, instead both superpowers competed through space exploration. Between 1957-1969 the United States and the Soviet Union battled to overcome and take control over space which led to tensions alleviating in the 1970’s causing the pressure and necessity to decrease resulting in both superpowers collaborating in many tasks. Many of the technology that dealt with space exploration began with military affiliations. The

America’s space program is undoubtedly one of its greatest modern achievements. Few people cannot recall the famous quote “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” or do not know where it came from. The story leading up to the moment a man walked on the moon, as well as everything that came after, is just as interesting and important as the moment itself. The significance of the history of America’s aeronautics programs cannot possibly be overestimated, and their story is one that is incredibly important to the modern world of today. It would not be the nation that it is, with the technology it possesses, without its crucial involvement in the “space race”. If the technology that sent a man to the moon did not exist, our daily lives would be impacted and basic tools would be missing. Beginning with America’s first official aeronautics organization, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (or NACA) and continuing through to the present day and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (or NASA), the story of America’s aerospace programs is interesting and extremely important. It is a story that spans many years and giant leaps in technology, and involves important locations like Wallops Flight Facility and Kennedy Space Center. From the early beginnings of NACA and Wallops, and continuing on to the rise and success of NASA and Kennedy Space Center, aeronautics

Canada’s Involvement in the war was more focused on our contributions to the military through the dedication of Canadian soldiers on the feild and the innovative technology created by Canadians. In upfront combat, Canada was involved with the war through Military, Navy and the Airforce. In the military forces, canada participated in D-Day a key event in the war. The cost of that triumph the heavy damage sustained on both sides, Canada alone sustained “946 casualties”(Tillman) upon invading Juno Beach. In the air force, Canadian pilots such as Ernie McNab who prevented Germans from gaining control of the skies in Britain. The airplanes flown by Canadian and Britain allies were the Hawk Hurricane . The creator of the this lightweight aircraft was Elsie Macgill, the first female engineer. In the duration of the war, she was able meet the high demand of her Hawks in europe, sending out a total of “1500 Hurricanes”(Canada: The Story of Us) in total. Another invention that was created was the Canadian Naval Jammer, created by Richard Rettie and Rhodes Scholar . The naval jammer was created to jam the radio signal between the missile and the fighter plane in order for their opponents to “lose control of the bomb”(Canada: The Story of Us). Upon its creation, it was immediately placed onto navy ships. The impact on Canadian Navies was so profound within the Battle of the Atlantic that without the invention of the CNJ, “ there would [have been] more Canadian bodies in the graveyards of Normandy.”(Canada: The Story of Us) Without Canada’s contributions in the war on and off the battlefield, Germany would have gained full control of Europe, leading to a completely different outcome of World War II. As of post World War II, Canada became less violent in international conflicts, instead becoming more

A former U.S. admiral who follows NATO closely, is dismayed at the decline of the RCN. Even if there were improvements to the Canadian military, it declines. The Canadian government had planned to send its flagship destroyer, HMCS Athabaskan, as “a strong signal to the Russians”, whose ships and aircraft have also been bumping up against Canada’s territorial claims in the Arctic. [Gilmore, Scott, and Meagan Campbell. ["The Sinking Of The Canadian Navy."]. But the 43-year-old Athabaskan was no longer ‘sea-worthy’. The ship was in pretty bad shape. Until recently that the Athabaskan had two sister ships that could have replaced it in at the Trident Juncture (‘Global’ Military (Land, Sea, and Air) Exercise), but both were decommissioned as no longer seaworthy. After years and maybe even decades of neglect, budget cuts and delays, the RCN have no more destroyers. Hansen believes that the only message now that is being sent to Moscow, Russia is that “Canada’s Navy has crapped out and they [the Russians] don’t have to be worried”. The ‘new technologies’ that have improved the Canadian ships are: new remote weapon systems, which includes new weapons such as a 50 Cal HMG loaded with C44 armor piercing ammunition, sea

Through innovation in technology, the space exploration programs of the United States have achieved several benefits for today’s society. Many studies have shown that space programs have encouraged innovation of various

Canada is known to have quite significant and famous contributions to the International Space Station, including the Canadarm, Canadarm2, and of course, Dextre. It was launched on March 11, 2008, and signified many milestones in the field of space exploration. This self-repairing robot is designed to reduce the amount of risky spacewalks for astronauts, allowing them to designate more of their time in space for research.19 Prior to Dextre’s installation, robotic reparations in space have never been heard of; astronauts were always required to go out on spacewalks to manually repair the station. For example, had a battery died or camera malfunctioned, an astronaut would have had to get harnessed to the outside of the station or shuttle and maneuver their way to the maintenance site. And with its ability to be controlled from Earth, astronauts on the station have the peace of mind knowing that all malfunctions would be taken care of, without their

The Cold War is a time of managed political and military coercion and turmoil between the superpowers. It was a war that actually wasn 't your common war. There were numerous military aircraft flying over the nations dropping bombs, no tanks no ground troops, no really organization of rockets, and no ground troops. Then again, there were a stockpile of atomic weapons, cash was being spent like a really war was being battled, purposeful publicity, there were two superpower adversaries yet not really battling happened. The cool war was a major weapons contest that was begun after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union. This war causes a bipolar framework on the planet where there were two

Ever since the end of the Second World War, Canada was not involved in many other issues. After the war Canada assumed a peacekeeping role with the rest of the world. It was only during the first and Second World War Canada was obligated to be involved. Since then Canada has been involved in 14 world conflicts. According to Craig Allen an author at the Canadian encyclopedia, “only 5 of these wars were as part of the British Empire, 3 of them as part of NATO. Of these wars only 1 was initiated by Canada.” The most recent war that was initiated by Canada was the intervention of ISIL. Canada’s military is not as heavily funded in comparison

In 1986, the USSR launched its space station Mir in orbit. NASA proposed to construct a permanently manned orbiting space station in response. The US began building the space station Freedom, working with Canada, several European countries, and Japan as partners in the endeavor. Just as work on Freedom began, however, the Soviet Union collapsed. This presented an opportunity for the US to work with Russia in space rather than compete with them. Freedom was reengineered into the new International

We have dreamt of spaceflight since ancient times. Humans have developed and thought of many ways to acquire this immense feat and it wasn’t till the 20th century mankind were able to build rockets powerful enough to overcome the force of gravity. Since then, we’ve successfully sent mankind to the moon, rovers to mars and space probes deep into the reaches of our solar system. Nations have striven to advance and attain great heights in the field of space exploration. The constant competitiveness between USA and USSR during the cold war led to many major breakthroughs in the history of space exploration beginning with USSR launching the first international space station and USA successfully landing a human on the moon. The international space station (ISS) stands as the basis of how international collaboration can affect space exploration. Even though some nations are unwilling to work together, space exploration provides a platform for nations to form relationships that benefits one another and create beneficial relationships with each other.

MacDonagle says this while he is in a frantic state. He is getting ready to give yet another press conference about the $1.2 billion project and is unsure whether or not he will be able to show them any results. The media has been focusing on the project as a disaster because there have been numerous glitches with the software, motors and circuits. While the contractors have achieved getting the arms attached to the space station there is much uncertainty as to whether they will function due to these previous glitches.

NASA soon responded with the Mercury Missions. These Missions put Americans in orbit and many believe was the real start of the America’s space program. This brought one of the biggest changes to the Nation’s space program. Every tool had to either be built or adapted from another tool to fit the requirement needed. The procedures and systems all had to be redesigned. After the 10 missions, NASA moved on to project Gemini, which concentrated on learning the skills to be able to descend onto the lunar surface. This included docking in space and performing EVAs, or extra vehicular activities, more commonly known as a space walks.