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MayWorld Migratory Bird Day
The Second Weekends of May and October are events observed twice each year as World Migratory Bird Day to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory bird populations, their habitats, and their international flyways. Through exchanges of … Continue reading →
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AprEarth Day
April 22, Earth Day, is celebrated around the world as tens of millions of people make time to attend their environment. Thousands of governments – from local to regional to state, provincial or federal – plan awareness campaigns and activities … Continue reading →
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World Migratory Bird Day
The Second Weekends of May and October are events observed twice each year as World Migratory Bird Day to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory bird populations, their habitats, and their international flyways. Through exchanges of … Continue reading
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Tagged bird migration, flyways, migratory birds, On This Day, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, World Migratory Bird Day
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Earth Day
April 22, Earth Day, is celebrated around the world as tens of millions of people make time to attend their environment. Thousands of governments – from local to regional to state, provincial or federal – plan awareness campaigns and activities … Continue reading
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Tagged April 22, Earth Day, environment, International Mother Earth Day, Mother Earth Day, On This Day, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
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International Day
of Human Space Flight
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space. He made a 108-minute orbital flight in the fully automated Vostok 1 space capsule. Gagarin did not land in his space capsule. Vostok … Continue reading
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Tagged April 12, first man in space, International Day of Space Flight, On This Day, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, Vostok 1 space capsule, Yuri Gagarin
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of Human Space Flight
of Human Space Flight
International Day of Forests and Trees
On March 21, 1971, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization declared this as World Forestry Day to share information, research, and project updates on forests and forestry around the world. This day was chosen because it is the … Continue reading
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Catching the Wave
On February 22, 1857, German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was born. He was a student and protégé of the great Hermann von Helmholtz. Hertz began his career as a university lecturer and quickly established himself as an accomplished speaker. In … Continue reading
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Tagged February 22, Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, hertz unit, On This Day, radio waves, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, wave theory
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S’no Wonder
On February 9, 1865, American photographer and pioneering weather scientist Wilson Alwyn Bentley was born. After experiencing the Vermont winter snows for almost two decades, Bentley followed his passion for capturing the beauty of snowflakes for others to share. … Continue reading
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Tagged February 9, microphotography, On This Day, photomicrographs, snowflake photographs, snowflakes, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, Wilson A Bentley, Wilson Alwyn Bentley
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Our New Partnership
with EcoSchools Canada
We have teamed up with EcoSchools Canada to give students across the country the opportunity to participate in the school-based Bondar Challenge and support their EcoSchools certification application. The nature photography challenge is inspired by the remarkable work of … Continue reading
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with EcoSchools Canada
with EcoSchools Canada
Happy Birthday, Roberta!
On this day in Sault Ste Marie Ontario, future neuro-ophthalmologist and payload specialist Roberta Lynn Bondar was born. Of course, no one knew all that at the time. Or even what those words meant. She had to learn to walk … Continue reading
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Our Foundation’s Response
to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since March 2020 we have committed to being both responsible and responsive as we assess and address matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic with everyone’s safety in mind. In that light, staff are working from home but are accessible through … Continue reading
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to the COVID-19 Pandemic
to the COVID-19 Pandemic
An Eye on the Weather
On October 16, 1975, NASA launched GOES-1 – the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. Over the Indian Ocean, GOES-1 achieved a specific geostationary orbit, approximately 35,785 km (22,236 mi) above the equator, following the direction of Earth’s rotation, matching its … Continue reading
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