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LOOKING BACK ON OUR HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021

Jan 2021
Northern Ontario Diaries

Dr. Roberta Bondar’s Moon Story

An interactive experience at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, ten Northern Ontario personalities serve up ten individual story slices from their lives in the auditory travel experience.

Mar 2021
International Space Station Images Trace Bird Migrations

Image of astronaut floating in cupola with a camera

The latest report about our AMASS / Space for Birds project is featured in today’s ISS Research News. Images are part of the space station’s Crew Earth Observation (CEO) project that has supported AMASS since 2016, by photographing locations of bird migration across the globe, for example, along the North American migratory path of the Whooping Crane.

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NASA Video about AMASS
AMASS StoryMaps

Apr 2021
This is Our Shot, Canada!

Screenshot of Roberta Bondar tweet about vaccines

Dr. Roberta Bondar joins with thousands of Canadians to share her COVID-19 vaccination message for This Is Our Shot CA campaign. Speaking as a photographer, a physician, a neurologist, and an astronaut, she encourages us to complete our own vaccination path not only for ourselves and loved ones but also for those whose lives have yet to begin.

Nov 2021
#BondarInspires

Screenshot of Peter Mansbridge tweet

On November 1st, we launched the #BondarInspires campaign to ask Canadians to share their stories of Dr. Bondar – the first time they learned about her, saw her speak, read her work, met her, and how that has inspired their lives. So far, we’ve received over 100 stories across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, with thousands of likes, shares, and comments.

 

Nov 2021
Sharing Space with Dr. Roberta Bondar Podcast

Logo for podcast featuring image of Roberta Bondar in space suit

Open to the universe of new ideas. In this podcast miniseries, Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first female Canadian astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space, is joined by several famous Canadians to talk about life, creativity, flexibility, and change. You will hear from accomplished people who are on the spectrum of life from the arts to athletics and how life-changes create opportunities to explore oneself and one’s craft—first to find what that special passion is, and then to master it. Listen in for a glimpse into the people behind the name—an unforgettable journey.