Alberta-native Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to spend six months on the International Space Station with NASA’s SpaceX Crew 13.
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Alberta-native astronaut Joshua Kutryk is preparing for a six-month visit to the International Space Station, joining three other crew members on NASA’s SpaceX Crew 13 mission.
The episode of The Big Story podcast notes the crew plan to carry out research, maintenance and experiments while they orbit Earth.
In the discussion, Kutryk said Canada’s space industry is playing a key role, including in the upcoming Artemis II mission that will send humans near the moon for the first time since 1972.
Host Catherine Jetté spoke with Major Erin Edwards, NASA Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operation and ISS CAPCOM instructor, about Kutryk’s mission and Canadian contributions to space exploration.
The podcast credits the conversation’s context and includes reference to Kutryk being shown at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.
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