About The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
CG in Zero G
Photo: Steve MacLean
Canadian astronaut
Steve MacLean took
along a little light reading for his 13-day mission aboard the space shuttle Atlantis last
September. A mountain enthusiast, MacLean packed the Sept/Oct 2001 issue of
Canadian Geographic in his official flying kit, which also
included a rock from the summit of Mount Everest and a hand-embroidered crest
from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, which is north of Devon Island and home to the
Haughton Crater, a site used for Mars research. CG hovers in front of the commander’s
window (above), 220 nautical miles from Earth, with the Canadarm2 in the background.
On his most recent journey, his second time in space, MacLean became the
first Canadian to operate the Canadarm2 in space and the second Canadian to walk
in space.
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The Summits of Canada – an expedition to climb the highest peaks in all provinces and territories. “Welcome to an historic expedition to tell Canadians and the world about Canada. The legacy of this quest is not the footprints we will leave on the mountains, but the impact on people’s lives. Together we can make a difference, one step at a time.”
— James Coleridge, Expedition Leader,
Summits of Canada
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