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Queen’s alumnus to blast off in March

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On March 15, Queen’s alum Drew Feustel will take off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Feustel will have a six-month mission on the International Space Station, where he’ll first serve as flight engineer with expedition 55. He’ll then return in August as the...

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Queen’s students given unique space research opportunity

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A desire to explore and understand space has inspired four Queen’s students to experiment with the relationship between genetics and gravity. This summer, the Queen’s Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team will travel to test their research using cutting-edge space technology.  The team’s summer...

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New space to increase grad student interaction

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Any graduate students who have ever had to compete against undergrads for a seat in Stauffer Library will be happy to hear that a new study space is about to open, reserved solely for them.  Primary organizer Sebastian Gorlewski, Vice President (Graduate) for the Society of Graduate and Professional...

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A Q&A with astronaut Robert Thirsk

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Dr. Robert Thirsk’s career path led him out of this world. Thirsk was the first Canadian astronaut to complete a long duration expedition aboard the International Space Station in 2009, performing multidisciplinary research and robotic operation for six months. However, space isn’t a new domain for...

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Space conference leaves delegates starry-eyed

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At the Queen’s Space Conference, delegates discussed the space industry with the best and brightest astronauts, business leaders and CEOs. Over the weekend, professionals in varying fields of space work gathered at the Four Points Sheraton H­otel to inspire a new generation of students aspiring to...

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How Queen’s won the space race

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Space historian Robert Godwin has found that a former Queen’s principal may have been the first person to propose using rockets for space travel. The historian and curator of the Canadian Air and Space Museum made the landmark rediscovery while reading a book regarding space flight published in 1953...

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Tett Centre opens doors

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After 18 months of preparation, the J.K. Tett Centre is ready to be utilized by both Kingston residents and Queen’s students as a multi-purpose community arts space. Opening its doors for the first time on Jan. 31, the Tett hosted a three-hour multimedia arts event entitled “The Whole Shebang”. It...

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QJScience: Did life begin on Mars?

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Recent evidence suggests that perhaps we’re more closely related to E.T. than we might have previously thought. A meteorite from Mars was recently found on Earth and was determined to contain chemicals that are believed to be involved in the formation of RNA. The fundamental and universal component...

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When Curiosity gets the best of us

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When NASA’s rover Curiosity landed on the surface of Mars this August, astronomy enthusiasts everywhere rejoiced. David Hanes was one of them. “It was miraculous,” he said. Hanes, head of the department of physics, engineering physics and astronomy, has been studying astronomy since the late 1960s....

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