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Roberta Bondar left Earth 30 years ago and never saw the planet the same after that

Piya Chattopadhyay
The Sunday Magazine (CBC)

Thirty years after becoming the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar joins Chattopadhyay to reflect on her historic mission and legacy. She also shares her lifelong passion to help Canadians embrace creativity and curiosity about the natural world, and talks about the work that still needs to be done to make space programs more inclusive.

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