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3-2-1, Blast Off! – a Canadian Heads to the International Space Station Science, Technology, and the Environment 3-2-1, Blast off! – A Canadian Heads to the International Space Station David Saint-Jacques is seeing polytechnique de Montréal. He stars. On December 3, Canada’s added degrees in astrophysics The Canadian newest astronaut blasted off from and medicine. He also earned Space AGency Khazakstan in a Russian Soyuz a commercial pilot’s licence Th e Canadian Space Agency rocket. With him were Russian and speaks fi ve languages. He (CSA) is the federal government cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko learned English and French agency responsible for Canada’s and NASA astronaut Anne growing up in Montreal, but space program. It has 670 McClain. Th e three-person crew speaks Spanish, Japanese, and employees and a budget of about $332 million. is spending the next six months Russian, too. on the International Space Th e CSA promotes the peaceful Dr. Saint-Jacques worked as Station (ISS). use and development of space. a physician in Puvirnituq, It advances the knowledge of Dr. Saint-Jacques is the ninth Quebec. It’s a small Arctic Inuit space through science, and Canadian to work aboard community on the eastern shore ensures that space science and the orbiting science lab. He of Hudson Bay. Th at’s where he technology benefi t Canadians. follows Chris Hadfi eld, the fi rst found out the Canadian Space Canadian to command the ISS. Agency (CSA) was looking for “We practiced fi res and fl oods, Dr. Hadfi eld shared thousands astronauts. did a simulated sinking ship, of tweets, photos, and videos and learned how to survive a “It was as if the world stopped on his 2012-2013 mission. helicopter water splash,” he said. for a second,” he remembers. “I Dr. Saint-Jacques will also share had to apply.” Eight thousand people applied. his mission with folks back In May 2009, the CSA settled home. It was a tough, two-year process. on two: Dr. Saint-Jacques and He went through interviews and The right stuff Jeremy Hansen. medical tests. Th ere were puzzles Astronauts have extraordinary to solve that took teamwork and Prepare for launch skills and knowledge. David decision-making. Th e 48-year-old astronaut Saint-Jacques started with an has been training with NASA engineering degree from École Page 24 What in the world? Level 1 2018/2019: Issue 4 Science, Technology, and the Environment 3-2-1, Blast off! – A Canadian Heads to the International Space Station ever since. To prepare for health of astronauts in space. It his ISS mission, he practiced would also allow nurses to check The International spacewalking and operating on sick or elderly patients living Space STation robotics. He also went to Russia in remote areas. Five space agencies representing to learn how to co-pilot the 15 countries, including Canada, Th e tools and techniques Soyuz rocket. began building the $100-billion Dr. Saint-Jacques develops could ISS under the leadership of the When the Quebecois astronaut one day support early manned United States in 1998. It was put packed his bags for the ISS, he fl ights to Mars. Th ey may also together piece by piece like Lego. brought along children’s books help Canadians who live far Today, the ISS is as big as a by French-Canadian authors. from a medical clinic or hospital. football fi eld. Its power comes Th ey’re not for him. Th ey’re to Why go there? from solar panels. Th e drinking read to his three young kids water is recycled from urine. while he’s away. His children Our newest Canadian astronaut may miss their papa while he’s has thought a lot about why Th e station has room for six scientists at a time. Th ey live in space, but they will not miss human space fl ight is important, and how it benefi ts humankind. and work 360 kilometres above their bedtime stories. the Earth, travelling 27,000 Science in Science and technology kilometres an hour. One orbit Zero-Gravity developed in space is part of our takes 90 minutes, so in 24 daily lives. Satellite technology, hours, astronauts see 16 sunrises Th e ISS is a state-of-the-art for example. Whenever we make and sunsets. microgravity laboratory. It is the a phone call, look at a map, or ideal setting for studying ways to check the weather forecast, we’re from space, the world has no keep astronauts healthy in space. tapping into the network of borders. Dr. Saint-Jacques will focus on satellites in space. “From the ground, the Earth “isolated medicine,” techniques feels solid and huge. Th e sky is for treating astronauts remotely. Another benefi t? Space exploration builds friendships infi nite, the ocean is without His medical practice in northern with other countries. Th e four end. But when you see it from Canada was good preparation biggest partners to the ISS space, it isn’t so. You see it for for his research. Keeping folks are the United States, Russia, what it is, an unbelievably fragile healthy in isolated communities Germany, and Japan. Th ey have beauty. It is obvious that we can is tricky, too. not always been allies on Earth. mess it up if we’re not careful. One tool he is testing is a “smart “Space allows humans to “Th at perspective of our planet T-shirt.” Th is Canadian-made rise above the fray, makes us seen from far away is ultimately device sends a person’s heart want to work together,” says one of the most important rate, blood pressure, and Dr. Saint-Jacques. legacies of space fl ight. It makes other vital signs to a medical us a bit wiser, more responsible. professional in another location. Space travel also lets us look at It makes it obvious that we’re all It’s perfect for monitoring the the world a diff erent way. Seen in this together.” J Definitions legacy: something passed on by a predecessor microgravity: the virtual absence of gravity; weightlessness Page 25 What in the world? Level 1 2018/2019: Issue 4 Science, Technology, and the Environment 3-2-1, Blast off! – A Canadian Heads to the International Space Station ON THE LINES Answer the following in complete sentences: 1. Where is the International Space Station located? 2. How fast does the ISS travel? 3. List at least three other important facts about the ISS. 4. Name the three astronauts who travelled to the ISS in early December. 5. Describe the qualifi cations of the astronaut from Canada. 6. Describe the initial training and evaluation that Canadian astronaut-candidates experienced. 7. What training has Dr. Saint-Jacques undergone since mid-2009? 8. Describe the T-shirt that Dr. Saint-Jacques will test during the mission. Page 26 What in the world? Level 1 2018/2019: Issue 4 Science, Technology, and the Environment 3-2-1, Blast off! – A Canadian Heads to the International Space Station BETWEEN THE LINES Making an inference: An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is supported by evidence in the article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article. Six astronauts will be living and working together aboard the International Space Station in a space about the size of a fi ve-bedroom house for half a year. Under these circumstances, what personal qualities do you think it might be important for the astronauts to have? Give reasons for your suggestions. JUST TALK ABOUT IT 1. a) As you see it, what are some of the costs of space exploration? Consider the Canadian Space Agency’s annual budget, as well as the risks that space travel poses to the health and safety of astronauts that participate in missions on the ISS. b) What are some of the benefi ts of human space travel? Give specifi c examples from Expedition 58 to support your response. c) In your opinion, do the benefi ts of human space travel and exploration outweigh the costs and risks? Why or why not? 2. Would YOU be interested in becoming the CSA’s next astronaut? Why or why not? Explain. ONLINE Note: Th e links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access. 1. Follow David Saint-Jacques on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Astro_DavidS 2. Visit the Canadian Space Agency’s website to fi nd out more about Expedition 58, Dr. David Saint- Jacques, and Canadian science on the ISS at https://www.canada.ca/en/space-agency.html 3. Watch a video of the Soyuz spacecraft launch on December 3, 2018, at https://spacefl ightnow.com/2018/12/03/video-soyuz-lift s-off -with-new-space-station-crew/ 4. Find out more about the International Space Station at https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/overview/index.html J Page 27 What in the world? Level 1 2018/2019: Issue 4 Science, Technology, and the Environment 3-2-1, Blast off! – A Canadian Heads to the International Space Station Write the inner and outer dialogue for two or more people in this scene. Show what the person is thinking/feeling (inner voice) and saying (outer voice). A believable conversation conveys appropriate ideas, thoughts, feelings or reactions; is on topic; extends the details of the scene; and is convincing. Expedition 58 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), right, who is in quarantine, makes a heart with his hands for his son on December 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani).
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