Detailing the last 50 years of the Canadian space science program, this extensive history explores everything from the aurora borealis studies of the late 1950s to the current Radarsat-1 and Canada’s involvement with the NASA Phoenix mission. The people behind the country’s spacecraft and programs and the long-overdue development of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are thoroughly discussed as well as the parallel growth of the Canadian space program and the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Never-before-published information on the ISIS-II satellite is also included.

Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
Ch. 1: The Beginning
Ch. 2: Post-war Foundations of Space Science
Ch. 3: Space Science Takes Root in Canada
Ch. 4: The IGY and its New Moons
Ch. 5: The Sixties – a Decade of Exponential Growth
Ch. 6: Decades of Transition
Ch. 7: Birth of the Canadian Space Agency
Ch. 8: Beyond the Earth
Ch. 9: Canada’s Future in Space
List of Acronyms
Index