Canada In Space
Canada has a rich history in space exploration. From 1839 when Sir Edward Sabine established the first magnetic observatory at the University of Toronto to study the northern lights; to producing the landing gear used on the Eagle for the first landing on the moon in 1969; to the development of the Canadarm which was used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, manoeuvre and capture payloads; and, in looking forward to a Canadian rover landing on the moon within the next five years.
Ken Money
Ken Money was born in 1935 in Toronto, Ontario.
He is a former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot who has flown a wide variety of aircraft including bush planes and helicopters.
He first worked with the NASA space program in 1962 and consulted as a scientific advisor to the U.S. agency. In early 1990 he was designated alternate payload specialist for the first International Microgravity Laboratory Mission, Space Shuttle Discovery flight STS-42 that flew in 1992. He also helped formulate numerous space physiology experiments for the Spacelab IML-1 mission to explore the root causes of space sickness.
Not only was he a well-respected scientist, but he was also an accomplished athlete having represented Canada in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia where he placed in the top five of the men’s high-jump competition and, in 1989 won the U.S. masters badminton championship in Miami.