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Find out how astronauts deal with everyday events in the unique conditions that microgravity presents, such as sleeping, eating, exercising, working and maintaining personal hygiene.

Discover the history of the Canadian Astronaut Program. Meet Canada’s astronauts and find out which ones participated in the 11 separate missions.

Discover how astronauts are trained. Find out how astronaut candidates from different backgrounds are brought to the same level of knowledge and skills by covering topics such as space mechanics, life sciences and astronomy.

Get answers to frequently asked questions about the careers of Canadian astronauts.

Read about operational space medicine, which combines many types of medical specialties to examine the effects of spaceflight on humans and prevent problems associated with living in this unique, isolated and extreme environment

Read about each of the space missions in which Canadians have taken part. Learn about the specific roles and responsibilities of the astronauts.

Read about the two types of Canadian Astronauts: Space Operations Astronauts, who are professional astronauts who work for the Canadian Space Agency, and Invited Astronauts, who are sponsored spaceflight participants on missions to the International Space Station.

Learn about the Torso Rotation Experiment, which was conducted to understand how and why approximately 50% of astronauts suffer motion sickness at the beginning of space flights.