CANADIAN AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INSTITUTE

CASI TORONTO FLYER MARCH 2019, Volume 26 #4

Toronto Branch Membership Newsletter THE FLYER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS UNTIL A NEW EDITOR VOLUNTEERS NEWSLETTER LINKS Our current Executives are: CASI AERO Click on the links below to move to Chairman other sections of the Newsletter Chris Hayball Vice Chair & Flyer Editor Local News Gillian Clinton Industry News Councillor Academic News Alex Tsoulis Museum News Treasurer Bhavik Mody Education Chair UPCOMING CASI EVENTS Amir Masoud Tahvilian Secretary Our next CASI Toronto Branch Fatemeh Mousavilar meeting will take place on March 21st at UTIAS. Jim Martin, of Strangford Aviation Consulting Services, will talk about The SPREAD THE WORD Development, Flight Test and Certification of the Canadair CL- Help us to publicize our Toronto Click for more information. 600 Challenger. Branch meetings. Share your meeting notice with friends and Watch our Facebook page for colleagues, and post them around CASI ASTRO information about CASI Toronto your school or workplace. Branch meetings.

THERE IS A $5 CHARGE FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER NON-MEMBERS The CASI Toronto Flyer brings you l o c a l a e r o s p a c e n e w s . CONTACT US Suggestions and/or contributions are always welcome. If you’ve Get in touch with CASI Toronto been to an interesting lecture or Branch Executive with questions, want to see coverage of an comments or suggestions: aerospace business in southern [email protected] or Ontario, let us know. on Facebook (“CASI Toronto”). Contact the Editor at: Contact information for specific [email protected] Executive members and additional event information is also available Click for more information. on the CASI website. LOCAL NEWS

Upcoming Events

CAHS Toronto Chapter

When: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Canadian Forces Aerospace in Ontario is a series of College, 215 Yonge Blvd. at networking events in Toronto for Wilson Avenue, Toronto (Lt.–Gen aerospace industry collaboration, Guy Simonds Auditorium) idea exchange and policy discussion. All aviation enthusiasts are welcome! Wednesday, March 13, 2019 More information is available at: Canadian Student Summit Two-hour networking event with a www.cahs.ca/chapters/toronto on Aerospace focus on industry and academic members coming together to March 8-10, 2019 shape the future of the aerospace Ryerson University, Sears Atrium, industry in Ontario. Beyond Horizons 245 Church Street (3rd Floor) CWIA 2019 Conference Agenda: 6:30 - 6:45 Invited Speakers: June 19-22, Ottawa • Martin Hebert | Canadian Context Setting - Aerospace Space Agency Society

• Phillip Arthurs | Downsview 6:45 - 7:15 Aerospace Innovation and Keynote Speech: Future of Research Aeronautics - Dr. Ian Fejtek

• Maj. Christopher Bryan | 7:15 - 8:00 Department of National Panel Discussion - Invited Defense Industry and Academic Guests The 2019 Canadian Women in • Emily Gleeson | Ryerson 8:00 - 8:30 Networking Aviation Conference is shaping University Ph.D. Candidate up to be an exciting event with Registration and Information many speakers already confirmed. • Robert Corcoran | MDA The conference opening keynote Corporation speaker is Dee Brasseur, one of the first two female RCAF CF-18 • Eric Choi | Magellan Aerospace fighter pilots in the world, along with Jane Foster. • Lauren Reid | UTIAS, Airbus Graduate Program Karen McCrimmon, Member of Parliament for Kanata-Carleton, Information and registration. will be the gala keynote speaker.

Page 2 She was the first female Navigator Recent Events we’ll be doing in 2023 and 2024 in the RCAF, and the first woman when we do our initial to command a CF Air Force c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n a n d Squadron: 429 Transport Evening with an Asteroid understanding; it’s about what will Squadron in Trenton, Ontario. we be asking 30, 40, 50 years Currently, Karen is Parliamentary TORONTO – January 25 – 2019 from now...We have people who Secretary to the Minister of Public here on Earth began with the haven’t yet been born who will be S a f e t y a n d E m e r g e n c y sample return mission OSIRIS- working on these samples.” Preparedness. REx successfully entering orbit Max King is a current Master’s Ashley Barker, Search and Rescue around the asteroid Bennu. student in Aerospace Engineering Technician, was one of two women Canada has been instrumental in among the eight graduates this this mission, supplying the at the University of Toronto, year from the Canadian Forces OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) specializing in microsatellite School of Search and Rescue, which is the instrument that will engineering. He is actively CFB Comox. The Air Force Para- provide the 3D map of Bennu over involved in scientific outreach, and Rescue specialists are responsible the next 19 months. provides public talks and for saving lives of Canadians workshops to bring his passion of caught in a variety of situations On January 25th, a panel was held space exploration to an ever wider over land and sea. Since she was at the Royal Ontario Museum to audience. young, Ashley had a passion for discuss the progress so far of adventure and medicine and now OSIRIS-REx, and how the next [email protected] she is in a position to render phase of sample collection will medical care to casualties. proceed. The four panelists were If you missed the panel discussion Elizabeth Cameron, Vice senior mission scientist at the last week at the Royal Ontario President, Labour Relations, NAV Canadian Space Agency Dr. Tim Canada, will be giving a seminar Haltigin, Canadian space policy Museum (ROM) in Toronto about on negotiating for women. She is advocate and advisor Kate the OSIRIS-REx mission, you can responsible for developing labour Howells, the ROM’s Curator of watch it at YouTube. relations strategies and mandates Mineralogy Dr. Kim Tait, and lead for collective bargaining. scientist for the mission’s laser altimeter Dr. Mike Daly of York Editor’s Note: If you attend an Bill Tibbo, a corporate clinical interesting lecture or conference, c o n s u l t a n t an d dis a s t e r University. Moderating the panel was Discovery Channel Daily share your thoughts with the CASI management specialist, will also membership. be giving a seminar on critical Planet host Dr. Dan Riskin. incident stress management. His With the breadth of knowledge unique approach to crisis response onstage, the discussion spanned emphasizes the human element of from the origins of the mission, the l e a d e r s h i p a n d g u i d e s organizations to put people first. on-orbit operation of the spacecraft, the science potential Earlybird registration, including and outcomes, and the long term student rates, is available until impact this mission has for April 1. Click here for further Canadian science and space details on conference registration exploration. and accommodations. In summarizing the long term value Many thanks to Victor Ujimoto, for Canada in these types of Ph.D, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph for this notice. missions, Dr. Tim Haltigin said “For me, this isn’t about the science

Page 3 INDUSTRY NEWS “We’re partnering with a company that has a strong reputation in rotable parts, as well as excellent Q400 operator relationships and end-to-end global logistics,” said Bombardier’s Oliver Towers, the President of Award-winning Global 7500 Dowty Propellers. Business Jet Certified by European Aviation Safety AirStart maintains the world’s largest inventory of Q400 propeller Agency AirStart Partners with Dowty blades, which is positioned at the TORONTO – February 7, 2019 – Propellers for an Exclusive company’s multiple locations Industry’s largest and longest around the world for customers Repair and Overhaul range business jet, the Global operating in some 50 countries. 7500 aircraft is in a class of its own Agreement for Q400 and entered into service in 2018 Propellers and Propeller “Working with Dowty Propellers ensures we provide customers Accessories Bombardier is proud to announce with the best service and quality,” that the industry flagship business TORONTO – February 14, 2019 – Robert Wills, AirStart’s owner and jet, the Global 7500 aircraft, has AirStart has partnered with Dowty founder, explained. “Our received European Aviation Safety Propellers for rotable parts agreement includes guaranteed Agency (EASA) certification, services on R408 propeller turnaround times and pricing, validating the requirement for the systems that equip Bombardier along with customized work aircraft’s operation in Europe. Q400 regional airliners. scopes for better availability.” “We’ve transformed business This three-year exclusive Dowty Propellers’ R408 propeller aviation with the Global 7500 jet,” agreement brings together the system has six all-composite said Michel Ouellette, Senior Vice expertise of Dowty Propellers as blades and is installed on the President, Program Management the R408 propeller system OEM twin-engine Q400’s Pratt & and Engineering, Bombardier (original equipment manufacturer) Whitney Canada PW150A Business Aircraft. “With the and the resources of AirStart – turboprop powerplants. It longest range in the industry, the including the co mpany’s incorporates a fail-safe electronic aircraft can connect more established inventory of Q400 control system, precise speed international cities nonstop, airliner parts, with exchange, lease selection and synchrophasing opening many destinations to our and purchase options. accuracy. customers.” AirStart’s support covers major The Global 7500 business jet elements of the R408 propeller earned its type certification from system: blades, spinner, hub, pitch Transport Canada in September control unit, overspeed governor 2018, followed by the U.S. Federal and brush blocks. Based in Aviation Administration (FAA) in Canada, the company’s global November 2018, both within only customer base includes operators 24 months after the first flight of in key emerging airline markets, FTV1. The aircraft entered service with the Dowty Propellers in December 2018. agreement expected to generate a The Global 7500 aircraft has multi-million-dollar business demonstrated its ability to fly volume. further than any other business jet by expanding its advertised range

Page 4 to 7,700 nautical miles, a full 300 exactView RT's advanced maritime nautical miles further than initial payloads cover the entire maritime commitments. Not only does the VHF radio band and leverage the Global 7500 aircraft provide more unique cross-linked architecture of range than any other competitor, it the Iridium NEXT satellite can do so from the most difficult exactEarth's Revolutionary constellation to deliver AIS and locations around the world: the other vessel-based VHF data Global Real-Time Maritime Global 7500 jet exceeded takeoff services from any vessel, Tracking and Information and landing performance anywhere on the globe, relaying commitments, allowing for System Now Fully-Deployed that data securely to customers in exceptional capability from real-time. exactView RT tracks a Europe’s most desirable and CAMBRIDGE, ON – February 14, population of more than 500,000 challenging destinations such as 2019 – exactEarth Ltd., a leading unique vessels worldwide and Sion and St. Moritz, Switzerland. provider of Satellite AIS ("S-AIS") generates Average Global Revisit rates and Average Latency rates These achievements have enabled data services, announces that the of less than one minute. the Global 7500 aircraft to push final six payloads for its the boundaries of business travel second-generation constellation, "On behalf of exactEarth, I want to by resetting the bar for long-haul exactView RT, are now congratulate the teams at Iridium missions in the industry. The operational, which completes the and Harris for their remarkable Global 7500 aircraft is the only roll-out of world's first global, execution and overall achievement business jet that connects New real-time Satellite-AIS service. This in such a short period of time," York to Hong Kong and Singapore revolutionary capability is expected said Peter Mabson, CEO of to San Francisco nonstop, flying to enable a wide variety of new exactEarth. "Iridium NEXT is eight passengers with standard service capabilities for the global without question among the NBAA IFR fuel reserves. maritime community and to world's most technologically contribute strongly over the next sophisticated constellations and The Global 7500 aircraft offers not 15 years or more to the we are thrilled that exactView RT only its signature smooth ride, but improvement of maritime safety, will be part of this advanced, also an elevated cabin experience, c o m m e r c e , n a v i g a t i o n , reliable and flexible platform for with spaciousness that is unique environmental management, and the next 15 years or more." among business jets, and its security. Mr. Mabson continued: "With its award-winning interior featuring a exactView RT consists of 58 key performance capabilities of full-size kitchen and four true living operational payloads and seven real-time data delivery, superior spaces. The Global 7500 aircraft orbital spares that were designed vessel detection, rapid update rate, also debuts Bombardier’s patented and built by Harris Corporation longevity and continuous Nuage seat, which was ("Harris") and that are hosted improvement, we believe that meticulously designed for onboard the Iridium NEXT exactView RT provides us with a maximum comfort and will be constellation of satellites, which is measurable and sustainable exclusive to the new Global family owned and operated by Iridium competitive advantage. We think of aircraft. Communications Inc. ("Iridium"). this type of high-end service will be The Iridium NEXT satellites were ideal for both commercial and deployed over a series of eight government customers concerned successful launches completed in with issues such as homeland under two years and are the result security, search and rescue, of Iridium's approximately $3 billion intelligent weather routing, investment to replace its original commodity tracking, and down the satellite system. r o a d , ' S m a r t s h i p s ' a n d

Page 5 eNavigation. As exactView RT Mike Greenley, group president of Manipulator known as “Dextre” and makes its way into the market with MDA. “This is exciting to be the Mobile Base System. MDA the ability to provide reliable partnering in this truly impressive built these innovative robotic accurate pin-point vessel data organization. Connecting the systems that perform a variety of instantly from anywhere in the future leaders in technology with operations including resupply, world at any time of the day, we hands-on experience and real-time maintenance and servicing tasks believe the market interest and fun is a great way to spark interest vital to the ongoing operations of demand will continue to grow." in space and STEM studies.” the ISS. MDA also designed and built the Space Shuttle robotic Each year, students in the FIRST arms, known as Canadarm, which program are faced with a focused wrapped up 30 years of successful challenge connected to relevant operations when they were retired real-world topics, and this year, along with the Space Shuttle space is the chosen theme. Space program after completing 90 touches the lives of Canadians missions. 20-30 times a day, from weather Maxar Technologies' MDA predictions, to using an ATM, to Canada currently has the supports FIRST Robotics checking a map on a smartphone, opportunity to leverage this proven Canada with $50,000 to downloading movies, to ground industrial base to provide next Gold-Level Sponsorship and air traffic management. Space generation AI-based robotics to applications will be even more the next space station, the Lunar BRAMPTON, ON – February 25, pervasive in the future, as Gateway. This type of program is 2019 – MDA, a Maxar autonomous cars, smart cities and expected to create thousands of Technologies company, today advanced autonomous AI-enabled high-quality space jobs within announced that it has partnered robotics mature. Canada over the next two with FIRST Robotics Canada as a decades. “FIRST Canada is thrilled to gold sponsor of the robotics partner with MDA, Canada’s “MDA feels strongly in the need to competition “Destination: Deep leading space company,” says support the next-generation space Space.” In an epic space Mark Breadner, president of workforce and ensure our best and adventure of innovation with a FIRST Canada. “Students are brightest have opportunities to build time of only six weeks, high inspired by the innovations at MDA work in a revitalized Canadian school students collaborate in and can use the expertise and space sector. That is why this teams to engineer and program experience of the MDA team when opportunity to support FIRST robots to compete across Canada. imagining and building their Robotics Canada is so meaningful The competitions combine the projects this season. It’s absolutely to us,” added Greenley. excitement of a championship critical to have these kids and sporting event with the practical youth thinking forward to the future application of science, technology, of space discovery to become engineering, and math (STEM) positive leaders in space with mentorship from industry advancement and STEM fields.” experts. MDA has a long and successful “MDA is an acknowledged world history as a trusted supplier of leader in space robotics, satellite robotics and communications c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , E a r t h subsystems for the ISS. The observation and space science, Mobile Servicing System on the with five decades of expertise that ISS is comprised of Canadarm2, includes some of Canada’s most the Special Purpose Dexterous innovative accomplishments,” said

Page 6 ACADEMIC NEWS website. way to get them to Downsview was simply to fly them in, which is just what we did on December 10. Eight planes in total landed at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto, and then took to the air a The Planes of Centennial second time to arrive at their new Take to the Skies home by landing on the runway at Downsview, which is operated by TORONTO – January 8, 2019 – our good friends at Bombardier Ever been stuck in traffic, and wish Aerospace. Among the aircraft that you could just fly over it? When it flew in to join Centennial’s came time for Centennial College expanded fleet are a Cessna 2019 CASI Scholarships to assemble its fleet of airplanes at Citation II executive jet, a Cessna CASI is currently accepting the new Centre for Aerospace and 425 twin-engine turboprop, two applications for both the Elvie L. Aviation at Downsview Campus, Piper Seneca II and four Cessna Smith Scholarship and the Charles that’s just what we did. 172 single-engine light aircraft. Luttman Scholarship. See the video! These airplanes make up the Application Deadline: May 1, 2019 Our new Downsview facility practical component of the For full details on the criteria for opened for classes in January, programs offered at Downsview each Scholarship as well as ready to admit 400 new students Campus, which include Aviation nomination forms, see the CASI who will be trained to become the Technician programs offered website. next generation of aerospace t h r o u g h t h e S c h o o l o f professionals. One of the Transportation, and Aerospace cornerstones of the aviation Manufacturing Engineering education you can get at the Technology offered through our Downsview Campus is the School of Engineering Technology hands-on time you spend with real and Applied Science. All of these airplanes. With Downsview getting programs feature top-tier OAC Scholarships for ready to open, it was time to move instructors who teach you how to Aerospace Studies the precious cargo carefully by work on components like truck, since Ashtonbee Campus airframes, engines, electrical and The Ontario Aerospace Council is does not have a runway. hydraulic systems, avionics pleased to be able to offer FOUR equipment and instruments. And scholarships for the 2019-2020 At the same time, the School of because of the hands-on time you Transportation arranged for some Academic Year for students going get with these airplanes, the into or currently enrolled in an newer aircraft to join the fleet, programs at Downsview will planes that it acquired from aerospace studies program at a simulate the workplace you’ll start post-secondary institution (college sources across North America. If your career in. We took these they were to transport them across or university) in Ontario. The value airplanes to the skies, and we can of each scholarship is $2,500.00 the border, they’d have to be taken take your career there, too! CAD. apart and transported on trucks, and once an airplane is taken By Anthony Geremia Application Deadline: May 3, 2019 apart and reassembled, it’s never For full details on the criteria for the same. It turns out that the each Scholarship as well as shortest distance between two nomination forms, see the OAC points is a straight line, so the best

Page 7 game, DESTINATION: DEEP electrical and computer labs, as SPACE. It’s going to be an well as the new Peter B. Moore incredible showcase of STEM Advanced Technology Centre. skills in action.” They will also make good use of machine shops, where the robots Battle of Robots at Georgian With the theme and rules now set, will undergo any pre- and teams only have two months to College March 16 and 17 post-battle repairs. develop custom, 120-pound robots BARRIE, ON – January 10, 2019 – to complete prescribed tasks. They More than 1,000 people – The robots are coming back to will design, build, and test their students, competitors, coaches, Georgian’s Barrie Campus Athletic machines using a wide variety of industry leaders, and supporters – Centre on March 16 and 17. The skills like CNC machining, CAD, will attend the event. FIRST Robotics Competition at math, programming and welding. Georgian College promises an They will also raise funds through epic adventure of innovation that community outreach and design a includes 26 robots, built and team brand. It’s as close to programmed by teams of high real-world engineering as a school students, that combines the student can get. excitement of a championship sporting event with the practical Reaching New Heights at application of science, technology, Aerospace Research Hub engineering, and math (STEM). This year, three teams from TORONTO – January 17, 2019 – Simcoe County are competing. Imagine what air travel might look like in 20 years: sitting back “We love hosting this event against a seat that senses where because we believe it’s crucial to you need more support and support the next generation of adjusts accordingly, looking up at scientists, engineers, technologists A group of students working on an LED screen and seeing the and changemakers,” says building robots. stars above, the sounds of crying MaryLynn West-Moynes, President In addition to getting points for babies and the roaring engine and CEO of Georgian College. achieving competition goals, becoming imperceptible, thanks to “We’re thrilled that several teams judges will recognize teamwork, next-level noise control. are returning to our campus for engineering excellence, and this third annual competition.” entrepreneurial spirit in an awards FIRST (For Inspiration and ceremony on March 17. Recognition of Science and Georgian’s event is one of 10 Technology), an international competitions taking place across organization, recently announced Ontario this year. Award-winning the theme, parameters and goals teams from these events will move for the 2019 robotics season. on to provincial championships in “FIRST Robotics Canada has been April at the Paramount Fine Foods so impressed by the event at Centre in Mississauga to fight for a Georgian College,” says President spot at the FRC World Aerospace engineering professor of FIRST Robotics Canada, Mark Championship. Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi in the airline cabin: Breadner. “We can’t wait for the While at Georgian, teams will be investigating ways to improve comfort community to come together again invited to explore the Barrie for passengers. Photograph by Sandy to celebrate this year’s robotics Nicholson. Campus’ state-of-the-art robotics,

Page 8 Ryerson researchers and students Design grant from the Natural company decided to donate to – from aerospace engineers to Sciences and Engineering Ryerson due to the “great working interior designers to architects – Research Council of Canada, relationship” that had already been are already working to make the funding from Bombardier, and established. next-generation air flight a reality. partnerships with researchers at “Any time you have an idea for a Their research got a major boost the University of Toronto and new project or initiative, Ryerson is this past summer with the donation Queen’s University, Xi and a team willing to help you,” he says. of a 40-foot airline cabin from of Ryerson researchers have Bombardier, now being housed at designed and built an interactive Hack has high hopes for the the Downsview Aerospace Hub in smart seat, window and lighting research collaboration, which northern Toronto. The gift is module. continues thanks to a recent $1 further supported by a multimillion million contribution f rom The seat has sensors that detect dollar grant from Bombardier and Bombardier to Ryerson and U of T where pressure needs to be investments from government towards work at the Downsview increased or decreased to provide organizations and the private Research Hub. ergonomic support. A series of sector. connected air pockets then inflate “We’re looking at everything from “More and more, airlines are trying and deflate accordingly. Speakers advances in cabin air quality to to compete by improving the travel positioned on either side of the advancing new and more experience,” says Fengfeng (Jeff) headrest emit sound waves that lightweight materials,” he says. Xi, a Ryerson aerospace oppose the incoming frequencies Paul Walsh, an aerospace engineering professor and the lead of engine noise and cancel it out. engineering professor who has on the cabin project. “When you The smart window can adjust the been instrumental to the look at traveller comfort, you have tinting and glare, depending on Downsview Research Hub as well two main issues. One is the body’s whether the passenger indicates as the Bombardier partnership, sensations and the other one is they would like to read, sleep or says the cabin donation allows state of mind, how you react to watch a movie. researchers to go beyond what’s happening around you.” In addition to testing the smart computer modelling to simulate By partnering with a range of seat and window module in the real-world experiments. “We can Ryerson experts in interior design, cabin, Ryerson researchers will confirm how air is moving through ar c hit e c t u r e , p s yc h o log y, also be looking at ways to improve the cabin, and how particulate aerospace engineering, and the overall cabin. Interdisciplinary matter is disseminated,” he human factor research, the teams are exploring the idea of explains. “And we can do the same research collaboration aims to overhead LED screens that could for sound and heat.” While the improve both physical and project the night sky above and experiments sound high-level, they psychological comfort in flying. seats that can collapse down when can result in direct benefits to air This allows the group to answer more storage space is necessary. quality and passenger comfort. interdisciplinary questions, such as Xi expects the research project will As passengers push back against what qualities of light reduce take five years to complete. the move toward compact seating stress? And how much head room Ontario’s Ministry of Research and arrangements, Walsh says that is needed to provide a feeling of Innovation is funding the purchase airlines are looking for ways to calm? of equipment and technology for maximize the feeling of openness. inside the cabin. The cabin research will build on “If you make it feel like it’s a bigger Ryerson’s completed airplane Jonathan Hack, manager of cabin, you can mitigate the effects design projects. For the last two advanced interiors and systems for of the small cabin size,” he says. years, thanks to support from a the Strategic Technologies Group By Wendy Glauser, Journalism '05 Collaborative Research and at Bombardier, says that the

Page 9 Canadian-registered aircraft in The course also addresses an 2017, ac c o rding to the educational need for the TSB. Transportation Safety Board’s “When the TSB hires people, they (TSB) annual statistics. That’s 10 often have to send them to take more than the previous year. It's courses in the U.S. – that means hoped that teaching the methods, Canadian students end up learning Novel U of T Course Trains processes and technologies a lot of American regulations,” Future Air Accident involved in an air accident explains Steeves. “Then when they Investigators investigation in Canada will help come back here, they have to be TORONTO – February 7, 2019 – improve safety. r e t r a i n e d o n C a n a d i a n regulations.” The wreckage of a small private Steeves initially developed the plane rests among debris course concept more than three Steeves plans to stage a different scattered inside the MarsDome at years ago, but AER 1604 didn’t crash scenario each year. Future the University of Toronto Institute come to fruition until he met Ewan versions will be informed by the for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Tasker, an experienced pilot, air students’ experience with the first traffic controller and federal aircraft simulation. accident investigator. “We’re a month into our first time “I think it will be great to finally teaching it, and I’m so pleased that have this type of training available it’s finally happened after three in Canada,” says Tasker, who is years,” he says. now teaching the course. U of T Researchers to “I think the lessons learned, specifically understanding Design Microsatellites for underlying factors, apply not only Arctic Monitoring The staged crash site – complete to investigating plane crashes but with scripted witness accounts and TORONTO – February 1, 2019 – translate well into many other a wreckage trail – is at the centre Researchers from the University of disciplines.” of a new graduate course on air Toronto will develop three accident investigations. The plane wreckage was donated microsatellites to help support to the institute last year as an next-generation situational The course, believed to be the first educational tool. awareness in Canada’s North. of its kind in Canada, gives graduate students in U of T’s “Seeing, in person, what is likely to Faculty of Applied Science & appear at a crash site is much Engineering a rare opportunity to more valuable to our students than physically examine and determine just examining photographs,” says the potential causes of a plane Steeves. “Just getting the sense of crash. the physical weight of pieces of the wreckage that have broken off, the “It’s like detective work: why did size and the bulk – this information this crash happen? And can we is all so important.” figure it out based on the evidence An aerial photograph over Nunavut, that we collect?” says Craig By the end of the course, students taken en route to Canadian Forces will write an air accident Steeves, a UTIAS professor and Station Alert from a CC-177 investigation report based on the course’s co-ordinator. Globemaster aircraft on June 10, 2016 information given in class, as well There were 240 aviation accidents (photo by Belinda Groves, Task Force as the information they collected at w o r l d w i d e i n v o l v i n g Imagery Technician courtesy of the crash site. Department of National Defence)

Page 10 The project, named Gray Jay “It will open the door to greater initiative supports space research Pathfinder, was announced today opportunities to serve Canadian in Canadian post-secondary at the University of Toronto interests as well as enhance global institutions. Institute of Aerospace Studies, or competitiveness and foster new Three professors from the UTIAS, by local members of international collaboration while Department of Earth & Space Parliament Michael Levitt and Ali p r o v i d i n g e l i t e t r a i n i n g Science & Engineering from the Ehsassi. opportunities for graduate Lassonde School of Engineering at students.” Partners include UTIAS’s Space York University have been Flight Laboratory, headed by The space flight laboratory will successfully chosen for the Associate Professor Robert Zee, take the lead on designing the program. the Department of National satellites, while the industry The awarded funding totals Defence and Canadian Armed partners will develop the $600,000, enabling them to test Forces, A.U.G. Signals Ltd. and algorithms required to process the their developed technologies in the Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. signals obtained and conduct a unique atmospheric environment needs and utility assessment “Increased trade and activity in the of space. analysis of the approach to Far Arctic will create greater demand North surveillance. Project: Reflected Global for the specialized services of the Navigation Satellite System Canadian Armed Forces, including Gray Jay Pathfinder falls within the (GNSS) Signals search and rescue, emergency larger All Domain Situational response and environmental Awar e n e s s S c ie n c e a n d $399,630 over three years monitoring,” said Levitt. “Today’s Technology Program launched by Sunil Bisnath is the Principal contract will stimulate Canadian the federal government in 2015. Investigator on the project, working industry and academia in key The program supports the with Professors Regina Lee and technology areas. development of innovative Franz Newland and a group of solutions for enhanced domain “We are proud and excited to graduate students. awareness of air, maritime surface invest in this promising research.” and sub-surface approaches to Professor Bisnath and his team Zee and his research team will be Canada, particularly in the Arctic. have developed an instrument that receiving $15 million in funding for can receive weak reflected Global the project, and will be drawing on Navigation Satellite System more than 20 years of successful (GNSS) signals to detect soil microsatellite development for moisture content. If successful, customers and end-users around this low-cost, widely available the world. Among their 21 determination of soil moisture operational satellites are CanX-4 would be significant for users, and CanX-5, which in 2014 including climate scientists and demonstrated formation flying with policy-makers. The FAST program sub-metre relative position control. Three Professors Chosen enables the improvement and for Canadian Space Agency testing of this instrument and its “The Gray Jay Pathfinder project Program, Awarded $600K in data analysis for a future satellite represents a significant opportunity mission. for us to leverage our past Funding successes and use our TORONTO – January 17, 2019 – “Like any engineer, we want to see leading-edge technologies to The Canadian Space Agency's the research translated into a support the needs of Canadian (CSA) Flights and Fieldwork for the product or technology that will defence in the 21st century,” said Advancement of Science and benefit its users. This 3-year grant Zee. Technology (FAST) funding gives us the opportunity to fine tune our ideas, expand them and

Page 11 test them to prove the approach Project: In-flight Assessment changes arising from solar will work,” says professor Bisnath. of the Spatial Heterodyne variations and climate change. Project: Mars Atmospheric Spectroscopy (SHS) Professor Shepherd credits Panoramic Camera and Laser Instrument Lassonde’s administrative support Experiment (MAPLE) $100,000 over three years as being integral to securing this opportunity with the CSA. $100,000 over three years Gordon Shepherd is the Principal Investigator on the project, which “Ideally, I’d like to see the John Moores is the Principal instrument perform perfectly and Investigator working with Christina began with the development of an optical technique called Spatial I’d like to see great data that we Smith, Science Principal can spend some years analyzing, Investigator and a team of Heterodyne Spectroscopy (SHS), led by Research Associate Brian learning more about the graduate students, Charissa atmosphere. The CSA grant has Campbell, Brittney Cooper and Solheim at York University. This attracted the attention of Martin given us this chance.” Giang Nguyen. Kaufmann of the Jülich Institute of For more information on Flights Professor Moores and his team Energy and Climate Research in a n d F i e l d w o r k f o r t h e are developing a small instrument Germany, who sent graduate Advancement of Science and called the Mars Atmospheric student Michael Deiml to York Technology (FAST) visit the Panoramic Camera and Laser University to work with Solheim on website. Experiment (MAPLE) to be used at the design of an SHS to measure Mars for investigation of the temperature in the upper Martian atmosphere. Currently, atmosphere. cameras used in Mars missions are not laser-panoramic. With The SHS was then built in Germany and with the help of MAPLE, Professor Moores and colleagues can examine the Jinjun Shan at York University, the team identified a Chinese satellite vertical distribution of dust and ice aerosols, to better understand the mission willing to fly this instrument. Professor Shepherd is dynamics of the Martian environment and better prepare for thus part of a mission that will test an SHS instrument in space. The human exploration. FAST program supports the The FAST program enables Canadian participation in this camera testing in locations like the international program. High Arctic, where Mars-like Through the program, Professor particles can be found. The camera will be operated remotely Shepherd and his team will conduct in-flight assessments of from York University. the SHS instrument for the Of the opportunity, Science m e a s u r e m e n t o f u p p e r Principal Investigator and atmospheric temperature from 80 Postdoctoral Fellow, Christina to 120 km above the Earth’s Smith says, “We want to prove the surface. This enhanced knowledge concept. This grant allows us to will provide unique new information pursue this prototype as far as we on waves in temperature, caused possibly can and cement by sources near the Earth’s relationships with the local su r f a c e , in f lue nc ing our industry.” understanding of the coupling of atmospheric regions and the

Page 12 MUSEUM NEWS endless flak and a night fighter agriculture. It also highlights the attack in their journey to the heart Canadian Space Agency’s Earth of Nazi-occupied Europe. o b s e r v a t i o n s a t e l l i t e , R A D A R S A T - 2 , a n d i t s CANADIAN WARPLANE Presented in immersive Virtual c u t t i n g - e d g e s u c c e s s o r , HERITAGE Reality, this powerful experience is RADARSAT Constellation. the closest that one can get to truly experiencing the bravery Space to Spoon is a hands-on demonstrated by Bomber experience, with stunning graphics Command, the median age of and interactive elements for which was only 22 years old. As visitors of all ages. The science, described by Vaughan-Thomas technology, and innovation that upon his return, it was “the most transform satellite images into beautifully horrible sight I’ve ever agricultural applications are seen.” showcased in a way that encourages informal science This exhibit is available for those learning among school groups as aged 13 and up. Click here for well as general audiences. www.warplane.com more information. In addition to the modules that make up the Space to Spoon exhibit, the National Air Force NATIONAL AIR FORCE Museum has secured several MUSEUM OF CANADA other artifacts on loan, including an INMARSAT Sera Saturn B Satellite Virtual Reality Experience - Phone from the 1990s and Col. BBC 1943 Berlin Blitz Chris Hadfield’s uniform, to Until August 31, 2019 connect to the RCAF’s role in space 9 am – 5 pm daily On display now until April 28th. It was one of the most ambitious and dangerous reports made NOTE: Your Editor saw this exhibit during World War II. In September when it was on display at the Peel 1943, BBC war correspondent Art Gallery, Museum & Archives W ynford Vaughan-Thomas airforcemuseum.ca last year. Worth the trip to boarded Lancaster ‘F for Freddie’ Trenton! with his recording engineer and a microphone. Their destination: Berlin. CANADIAN AIR AND SPACE CONSERVANCY The BBC has created this masterfully animated Virtual [formerly Canadian Air & Space Reality Experience using Museum] Vaughan-Thomas’ original www.casmuseum.org recording, which vividly captures the danger of the bombing raid. Space to Spoon This unique cinematic experience Space to Spoon demonstrates how Nothing new to report. transports visitors inside the space technology benefits bomber as the crew endures Canadian farmers and sustainable

Page 13 THE WATERLOO REGIONAL LOCAL CASI MUSEUM CORPORATE KITCHENER, ONTARIO PARTNERS

Journey to Space

Journey to Space takes visitors as close to being in space as one can get from Earth. This exhibit is an incredible and unforgettable hands-on and climb-aboard adventure for all ages.

Experience what it is like to be on board the International Space Station and try your hand at some of the feats of engineering that support the astronauts who live there. Journey to Space will give you a glimpse of the challenges and triumphs of space exploration. Discover what is possible and what awaits in orbit and beyond.

On display until April 28, 2019

Page 14