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Space/science reporter. Sample clients: . Professor . Ph.D. student.

Ottawa, Canada
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Joined September 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 23

    I plan to be in Russia/Kazakhstan for 's and 's launch June 6, plus related activities. Editors: Want stories? Let me know! My Twitter access will be very limited between May 30 and June 10, but I will post updates occasionally with a time delay.

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    7 hours ago

    Did you know naming something in space involves 5-20 years of precise calculations? Victoria astronomer Dave Balam named a minor planet in honour of the Tsawout First Nation who believe the dead go to the heavens and become lights in the sky via

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  3. Retweeted
    May 8

    We've been navigating by the North Star, which turned out to be the Delta shuttle from LaGuardia.

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Starting my Russian/Kazakhstan adventure tomorrow. I wonder what I forgot to pack! :) In between airplane flights, I'll have occasional tweets and a liveblog going up soon ... stay tuned.

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    19 hours ago

    For the first time, we will send a helicopter to another planet. Learn about our 's mission to study the Red Planet and how it can pave the way for future uses across the solar system

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    18 hours ago

    Seen on 's : All-star astronaut ! Not only does she hold the US record for most time spent in space at 665 days, but has also completed 10 spacewalks and places 8th on the all-time space endurance list:

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    18 hours ago

    While you can’t float over to the cupola window and look down on Earth from like the astronauts in this episode of ’s , you can take a virtual visit. Explore the International Space Station on :

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    9 hours ago

    « Cosmonaut Alley » at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Each tree planted by a space traveler. First on the left is Gagarin’s!

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  9. May 28

    Want a tour of the Millennium Falcon? Find a slideshow here: (my story in ) ,

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  10. May 28

    I'm packing for Russia today. Four years ago, I decided to learn Russian while participating in a "Mars" crew with . Several of my crewmates could speak the language. Check out my 2014 series on MDRS in .

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  11. Retweeted
    May 27

    Double anniversary! 19 years ago, became the first Canadian to visit the Space Station. 9 years ago, became the first Canadian to fly on the Soyuz. I will soon follow in their footsteps.

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    May 27

    Double anniversaire! Il y a 19 ans, devenait la première Canadienne à monter à bord de la Station spatiale. Il y a neuf ans, devenait le premier Canadien à effectuer un vol à bord du Soyouz. Je suivrai bientôt leurs traces.

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    May 27

    In Greek & Roman mythology, Jupiter drew a veil of clouds around himself to hide his mischief. His wife, the goddess Juno, was able to peer through the clouds & see his true nature, the same way spacecraft observes planet Jupiter. Take a look:

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    May 28

    This /Hubble Picture of the Week shows a cluster of hundreds of galaxies, 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. If you look closer, you'll discover a green cosmic arc. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

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  15. May 27

    Just watched Russia's famous "White Sun of the Desert" film (with subtitles) for the first time. It's traditionally watched by cosmonauts the night before launch. Just two sleeps for me before my trip for !

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  16. Retweeted
    May 22

    Hey glad there are some things we are better at than planting trees... ;)

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  17. Retweeted
    May 20

    Absolute honor to have Valentina Tereshkova there at our send off...

    18 days to launch: leaving Star City for Baikonur. The crew is honored by a special send-off from the first woman who has ever left our planet, the amazing Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
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    May 27

    In response to the sad passing of Alan Bean, I'll be donating proceeds from any sales of this Apollo designs over the next month to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation ()

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    May 26

    We're saddened by the passing of astronaut Alan Bean. The fourth person to walk on the Moon, he spent 10+ hours on the lunar surface during Apollo 12. Bean was spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II & devoted his retirement to painting. Family release:

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  20. May 26

    Here's a recent video (uploaded Wednesday) of the Expedition 56/57 crew on their way to Baikonur, ahead of the scheduled launch date June 6.

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  21. May 26

    Such sad news. I had the honour of meeting Mr. Bean in 2009, during the 40th anniversary celebration of Apollo 11 at . He was patient and gracious with the long public lineup; we briefly chatted about paint brushes.

    Astronaut Alan Bean, Apollo moonwalker-turned-artist, dies at 86:
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