Canadian companies shoot for the stars (literally). Next up: the moon, maybe Mars Virtual reality gurus from Montreal, precision camera whizzes from Manitoba boldly go where no Canadian has gone before
Author of the article: Joe O Connor
Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021 • 58 minutes ago • 7 minute read • Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who features in Felix & Paul Studios Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, takes a selfie in space. Photo by NASA
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It’s only about the size of a loaf of bread. But a high-speed, tough-as-nails camera created by a company in Minnedosa played an instrumental role in landing NASA’s Perseverance rover on the Red Planet last week.
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MINNEDOSA is a long way from Mars, but a company based in the town played a role in getting the Mars Perseverance rover safely onto the red planet.
MINNEDOSA is a long way from Mars, but a company based in the town played a role in getting the Mars Perseverance rover safely onto the red planet.
Canadian Photonic Labs supplied its Mega Speed high-speed cameras and software to help NASA test the landing decelerator and parachute system that was eventually used to get rovers onto the surface of Mars in one piece, said president Mark Wahoski.
The cameras were mounted on a rocket sled used to test the decelerator. They captured images that are too fast for the human eye to see, he said.