Lesson 26:

Canadian Contributions to

Space Exploration

Did you know that Canadian scientists and engineers helped design the space capsule that carried the first American into space? Or that the oldest scientific institution in Canada was an observatory built in Toronto in 1839 to study Earth’s magnetic field? Or that Canada built and launched the third satellite to orbit Earth? Canada has many notable achievements in the field of space exploration. In this lesson, you will learn about the Canadian contributions to space exploration.