THE A4H NEWS
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FALL 2013
Canadian Media Eye Commercial Astronauts
A4H on The Space Show
Interest in human spaceflight exploded in Canada,
A4H Flight Members were frequent guests on the bi-
thanks to Chris Hadfield’s recent stay aboard the ISS.
weekly Internet radio talk program, The Space Show.
However, with no Canadian astronauts scheduled to fly,
A4H President Brian Shiro spoke with host Dr. David
the country is instead looking ahead to the promise of
Livingston on June 3 about A4H, the National Oceanic
commercial spaceflight. A4H Flight Members Dr. Erik
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Next-
Seedhouse and Associate Member Dr. Kris Lehnhardt
Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC).
were featured in a story first published in the Toronto
On June 10, Flight Member Dr. Mindy Howard discussed
Star. CBC News also ran a related article, which was
the mental and emotional challenges facing astronauts
subsequently carried nationwide in publications
during commercial spaceflight. Dr. Erik Seedhouse
including the Edmonton Journal, the Calgary Herald, the
appeared on July 28 to talk about his new book SpaceX:
Vancouver Sun, the Victoria Times Columnist, and many
Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality. Flight Member
blogs and news sites including Montreal CTV News. Dr.
Dr. Jason Reimuller also apperanced on October 22 to
Seedhouse was also quoted in a SpaceRef article about
discuss Project PoSSUM (see this issue’s cover story).
Canada’s unwillingness to pay to send another astronaut
THE SPACE SHOW, JUNE 3 | http://bit.ly/spaceshow-06-03-2013
to the ISS.
THE SPACE SHOW, JUNE 10 | http://bit.ly/spaceshow-06-10-2013
TORONTO STAR | http://bit.ly/a4h-torontostar
THE SPACE SHOW, JULY 28 | http://bit.ly/spaceshow-07-28-2013
SPACEREF | http://bit.ly/a4h-spaceref
THE SPACE SHOW, OCTOBER 22 | http://bit.ly/spaceshow-10-22-2013
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