LIVE NOW – Watch the launch of the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Canadian Mark Pathy is part of the crew going to the Station for a 10-day mission.

Watch Garry Lindberg, former project manager of the Canadarm program, talk about how this increased the interest of Canada in outer space. youtube.com/watch?v=3upHh4…

NASA has approved observations of storms over Zimbabwe, as part of the ILAN-ES experiment, which studies electrical phenomena above thunderstorms ⛈ This will help us improve forecasts on lightning occurrences. ISS tracks from above, and we track from below, how exciting! #Ax-1

Space technology is helping us protect Canada's Woodland caribou, a threatened species. With funding from the Canadian Space Agency, Hatfield uses satellite data and deep learning algorithms to efficiently and accurately monitor their changing habitats and support their recovery.

True words from Greta Thunberg. On this #EarthDay let us all redouble our efforts to address the #ClimateEmergency - we all have a role to play in the choices we make at home & transportation. We must also hold our governments & corporations accountable #ClimateActionNow

Happy Earth Day! We believe that the social and scientific discoveries that will result from the pursuit of the Martian dream will inevitably benefit the Earth and the ecosystems that it supports. Ad Martem, Pro Terrae! marssociety.ca/why-mars-what-… #canada #mars #EarthDay