Media 2025
Sidhartha Banerjee
The Canadian Press
Dec 4, 2025
Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian Woman in Space, Turns 80
Banerjee recaps Dr. Bondar’s work as a payload specialist, studying the effects of microgravity on the human body aboard space shuttle Discovery in 1992. And the what, how, and why of that flight and its work impacted not just space exploration but her life in general.
Bondar’s reflections in this interview cover her work thereafter and dedication to environmental issues that have led to her focus on migratory avian species, as her recent award-winning book testifies.
The reporter leads Dr. Bondar into the Artemis II moon mission and Canada’s two astronauts involved and her hopes for them in future.
Banerjee prompts Bondar to discuss her own personal views that she shares with younger generations who seek advice about what they need most as they advance through their own lives. Dr. Bondar offers impactful tips about curiosity, service to others, and being the one responsible for raising the bar on one’s own life.
This is a wide-ranging interview of Dr. Bondar packed with tasty glimpses, notes, and reflections. Including this birthday portrait by The Canadian Press/Chris Young!
University College of the North
The Pas, SK
Dec 2, 2025
Canadian Astronaut In-Person Presentation at Exhibit
The University College of the North, in partnership with The Pas Guest List, hosted former astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar at a Community In-Person presentation of her travelling exhibit, “Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive”.
Guests and Presenter hit it off together!
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Marjorie Dowhos
CBC Radio Noon Manitoba
Dec. 03, 2025
Gabrielle Swan, Treasurer of The Pas Guest List, shares with host Marjorie Dowhos how the organization brought the former Canadian astronaut’s traveling exhibit to The Pas, why it was translated into local Indigenous languages, and what it was like having Dr. Bondar attend the grand opening.
UCN
UCN FaceBook
Dec. 03, 2025
Wow! Thank you to everyone who welcomed Dr. Roberta Bondar and her exhibit to The Pas Campus. It was a lovely evening
UCN
UCN Twitter
Dec. 03, 2025
Wow! Thank you to everyone who welcomed Dr. Roberta Bondar and her exhibit to The Pas Campus.
sootoday .com
Sault Ste Marie, ON
Dec 2, 2025
Celebrate Roberta Bondar’s 80th
by donating to her foundation!
The Roberta Bondar Foundation has launched a special fundraising campaign, 80 for Bondar, in celebration of the birthday of Canada’s first female astronaut.
The campaign suggests donations of $80 or multiples of $80, to support the Foundation’s work “connecting people to nature and inspiring action to protect our planet…”
Inspired by the Foundation’s work, a generous donor will match donations up to a total of $20,000!
Donations to the foundation can be made online here.
University College of the North
The Pas, SK
Oct 28, 2025
Canadian Astronaut In-Person Presentation & Exhibit
Coming to UCN The Pas Campus
The University College of the North, in partnership with The Pas Guest List, will display former astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar’s travelling exhibit, “Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive”.
The public is invited to the exhibit’s grand opening and in-person presentation from Dr. Roberta Bondar on November 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at The Pas Campus. It will remain on display and open to the public until March 14, 2025.
The Patterns & Parallels exhibition has been translated into three Indigenous languages spoken in northern Manitoba: Cree, Dene, and Anisinimowin.
Your chance to check out migratory bird corridors from three perspectives — from space, aerial and surface views!
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Steven Sukkau
The Winnipeg Sun
Nov. 04, 2025
Canada’s first female astronaut brings photography exhibit to UCN The Pas Campus
Opasquia Times
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Nov. 04, 2025
Former astronaut and exhibition is coming to UCN
Saskatchewan Science Centre
Regina, SK
Sep 1, 202
Space for Birds in Saskatchewan!
Don’t miss your chance to check out migratory bird corridors from three perspectives — from space, aerial and surface views!
Immerse yourself in Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive, in the Saskatchewan Science Centre’s stunning selection of Dr Roberta Bondar’s high-resolution images from her project, Space for Birds.
Figure 1 Publishing
Victoria, BC
May 13, 2025
Space for Birds wins Next Generation Indie Book Award !
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is an international awards program that recognizes exceptional independently-published books in more than 80 categories. The ‘Sundance’ of the book publishing world, it is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.
Grab your own copy of Dr. Bondar’s award-winning
Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight:
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Space For Birds
Toronto Public Library
May 7, 2025
Free Admission – Reserved Seating – Save your place now!
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Kitchener, ON
Mar 6, 2025
St. David’s Student Wins National Photography Award
Twelfth-grade student, Simon Daub, won a national award in EcoSchools Canada 2023-24 Bondar Challenge.
Simon’s winning photograph, Make Way for Goslings, captures the individuality of six young goslings.
He took his time to observe, choose angles, and lighting to capture the dynamics of the group from its leader through its individual followers.
Congratulations, Simon!
“The EcoSchoolsThe Bondar Challenge, inspired by Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut and an accomplished fine art photographer, encourages students aged 11-18 to explore nature through photography and videography.”
Art Gallery of Peterborough
Peterborough, ON
Jan 17, 2025
Reception / Official Opening / Celebration
Official opening celebration at the Art Gallery of Peterborough:
Dr. Roberta Bondar’s new exhibition “Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive”
Event is free to attend and open to the public.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Emery assists Dr. Bondar to demonstrate height and wing span of the Whooping Crane to the reception audience.
Summer Camp WINNERS showed off their Bondar Challenge Photographic bests!
Art Gallery of Peterborough
Peterborough, ON
Jan 10, 2025
Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive
Dr. Roberta Bondar’s new exhibition Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive is a select array of images from the Space for Birds project.
Shows from January 10, 2025 – March 16, 2025
The exhibition features large, dramatic colour images taken by Dr. Bondar and selected NASA space images, video installations, and QR codes for onsite visitor access to digital learning from animation, audio, and fieldwork video.
The exhibition artist, Dr Roberta Bondar, with her signature piece “Endangered Shadows”
The integration of three views of migratory bird corridors — taken from space, aerial and surface perspectives — presents an emotional, global story that encourages ethical protection of fragile, endangered, and threatened avian species and the habitats they need to survive.