On June 28, 2014, NASA used a giant balloon and rocket motors to test its inflatable Low Density Supersonic Decelerator and a supersonic parachute in the skies high above Hawaii. Did it work?

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This backgrounder provides a broad description of satellites.

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One of humanity’s greatest technological leaps came when we began to send spacecraft and people into space. What are the challenges and opportunities that await us in space? How does everything from rockets to robots let us go to places that we once only dreamt of?

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This timeline marks significant events in the history of Canadian aerospace and its impact on Canadian society.

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SpaceX's (www.spacex.com) Grasshopper reusable rocket prototype does something most rockets don't do: land in one piece. This video gives you a cool overhead of a June 2013 test flight as it takes off, flies over 325 m high, then lands.

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Lorne's back to talk to us about JPL and their role in the exploration of our solar system. (Part of Lorne's Lens on Space.)

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View our coverage & recorded video of Canadian Chris Hadfield's journey into space - from Soyuz launch to ISS docking!

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Looking forward to tomorrow's launch? Bob McDonald of CBC's Quirks and Quarks shows us how Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield prepared for his upcoming launch to the International Space Station.

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Learn about the science at NASA ... Gangnam style. (science everywhere!)

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