Canada has made significant contributions to space exploration including the Canadarm, Canadarm 2, and Dextre. The Canadarm debuted in 1981 on the Columbia space shuttle and has been used on the Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station to retrieve satellites and repair equipment. Canadarm 2 proved bigger, stronger and more dexterous. Dextre is a two-armed robot that performs repairs on the ISS otherwise requiring spacewalks. Canada also launched its first satellite Alouette 1 in 1962 and has since become a leader in communication satellite development and use.

1. Canadian Contributions to Space

2. Canadarm
The "Canadarm" is one of Canada's most
famous ​contribution to space exploration.
It debuted in 1981 on the U.S. space shuttle ​Columbia
and has since gone to the Hubble Space Station and the
International Space Station.
It is versatile and is manipulated by remote
control ​allowing astronauts to retrieve satellites or
fix ​different apparatus.

3. Canadarm 2
A decade later, Canada put out the
"Canadarm 2" which ​proved to be
bigger and stronger. It was also able
to bend around corners easier and
could grasp objects with ​finger-like
machinery.
This made every part of the
International Space Station
accessible.

4. Canadarm

5. Dextre
Dextre is a versatile robot that maintains
the International Space Station (ISS). Part
of Canada's contribution to the Station, it
is the most sophisticated space robot ever
built.
Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose
Dexterous Manipulator, is a two armed
robot, or telemanipulator, which is part of
the Mobile Servicing System on the
International Space Station, and does
repairs otherwise requiring spacewalks. It
was launched March 11, 2008 on mission
STS-123.

6. Satellites
Canada launched Alouette 1 in 1962 which
was the first satellite sent for non-military
purposes.
Anik 1 was sent up in 1972 and for the first
time allowed whole country coverage
in ​telecommunications.
Ever since, Canada has been a leader in
the development and use of
communication satellites.

7. History
1839: Sir Edward Sabine - first
magnetic observatory ​at the
University of Toronto. Discovered
aurora ​borealis was associated with
sunspot activity.
1962: Canada was the 3rd nation to
launch a satellite ​(Alouette 1).

8. History
1969: Apollo 11 - first manned
flight to the moon. ​The landing
gear was built in Canada.
1984: Marc Garneau - first
Canadian in Space

9. History
1992: Roberta Bodnar - first
Canadian female ​astronaut
in space.
1997: Canada provided
ramp technology for the
Mars ​Pathfinder. A similar
ramp that was used by
the ​Sojourner.

10. History
2001: Chris Hadfield - first Canadian to walk in ​space when he
delivered Canadarm 2.

11. History