Canadian astronaut prepares for International Space Station mission
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Astronaut from Alberta is 1 of 4 members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission
Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.
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But a few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, the 44-year-old is preparing for a mission to the International Space Station that could lead to medical breakthroughs.
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Kutryk is one of four members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission.
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He will join NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
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Watkins will be returning to the space station for the second time.
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The crew will spend six months at the station to conduct experiments and maintenance work.
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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the crew is expected to take off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 12.
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“There's something really unique and really special about being involved as a Canadian,” said Kutryk.
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“There is something very special about Canada's space program and how much we do with it.”
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The mission includes Canadian-led studies on how space travel and microgravity can affect human health.
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According to Kutryk, much of the Canadian-sponsored science could have practical applications for future space exploration.
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But he added some of those studies will be able to advance medicine on Earth.
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The experiments could help develop treatments for heart disease or osteoporosis as radiation and microgravity affect cardiovascular health and bone density, Kutryk explained.
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It can be efficient to conduct medical studies in space since the body ages faster in that environment, he added during a press briefing.
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“They're using the space environment and my body as the sample case to study problems that all humans eventually encounter here on Earth,” Kutryk said.
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Mathieu Caron, director of the astronauts' office at the Canadian Space Agency, said space life sciences “has become a niche for Canada.”
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The crew will also conduct maintenance work on the station, including the Canadian-made servicing system, nicknamed Canadarm2.
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Kutryk will bring his expertise in robotics on board, said Caron.
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Kutryk is the fourth Canadian to take part in a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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Montreal-based space educator Trevor Kjorlien said that with NASA planning to decommission the station in 2030, Kutryk may be the last Canadian to live on the station.
“I think it's a prime opportunity over the next six months after he launches for many Canadians to be able to see [the station], because it'll probably be the last time they see it with a Canadian on board,” he said.
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But Kutryk said he hopes that both the recent Artemis II and the future Crew 13's missions will be a source of inspiration for young Canadians in technical fields.
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He said Canada has been at the forefront of space exploration with NASA by participating in both missions.
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“I hope that when young people look at that, they realize that we're at a truly defining moment,” he said.
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“The future of space flight for Canada is very, very bright if you choose it to be so.
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After spending years physically and mentally preparing for the mission, Kutryk and his crew said they're ready to take off in just a few weeks.
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Canadian astronaut prepares for International Space Station mission
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astronaut → prepare → mission
Astronaut from Alberta is 1 of 4 members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission
Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.
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it → assign → space
But a few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, the 44-year-old is preparing for a mission to the International Space Station that could lead to medical breakthroughs.
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that → prepare → breakthroughs
Kutryk is one of four members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission.
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Kutryk → assign → mission
He will join NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
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He → join → Watkins
Watkins will be returning to the space station for the second time.
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Watkins → return → time
The crew will spend six months at the station to conduct experiments and maintenance work.
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crew → spend → experiments
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the crew is expected to take off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 12.
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spacecraft → carry → Sept.
“There's something really unique and really special about being involved as a Canadian,” said Kutryk.
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Kutryk → be → Canadian
“There is something very special about Canada's space program and how much we do with it.”
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we → be → it
The mission includes Canadian-led studies on how space travel and microgravity can affect human health.
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travel → include → health
According to Kutryk, much of the Canadian-sponsored science could have practical applications for future space exploration.
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much → accord → exploration
But he added some of those studies will be able to advance medicine on Earth.
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some → add → Earth
The experiments could help develop treatments for heart disease or osteoporosis as radiation and microgravity affect cardiovascular health and bone density, Kutryk explained.
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Kutryk → help → health
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