In recent days Canadian astronaut Dave Williams and his colleagues have been busily doing repairs and a bit of construction on the International Space Station.
Science correspondent Stephen Straus notes the big achievement for Williams has been "unscrewing some bolts, replacing a defective gyroscope with one that works, and storing the old machine before it is junked."
Stauss argues that this is not enough to justify this kind of mission and that the entire space program needs a new purpose if Canadian are going to get excited about backing it.
The Canadian Space Agency is now trying to figure out this country's next direction in space. "Canada is currently assessing where we want to go," said Benôit Marcotte, CSA acting director of operations and assets, told the Canadian Press.
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Science correspondent Stephen Straus notes the big achievement for Williams has been "unscrewing some bolts, replacing a defective gyroscope with one that works, and storing the old machine before it is junked."
Stauss argues that this is not enough to justify this kind of mission and that the entire space program needs a new purpose if Canadian are going to get excited about backing it.
The Canadian Space Agency is now trying to figure out this country's next direction in space. "Canada is currently assessing where we want to go," said Benôit Marcotte, CSA acting director of operations and assets, told the Canadian Press.
Read the Stauss column
Do you think Canada is wasting money on its space program as currently constituted?
More...
