Publications

Academic

“Interview with Dr. John M. Logsdon: The Politics of Space Exploration,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1, 2023, 5-14.

“The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre: Canadian Astronomy and the Beginnings of Big Data,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, February 2023, 9-19.

“A Path Not Taken: Space Platforms and the Space Shuttle,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly,  vol. 29, no. 4, 2022, 27-34.

“Canadian Visits of Early Spacefarers,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, June 2022, 96-99.

“The Apollo 11 Astronauts Visit Canada,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, April 2022, 43-47.

“Apollo Geological Training in Canada, 1970-1972,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, February 2022, 9-15.

“An Interview with Story Musgrave,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, 2021, vol. 28, no. 3, 2021, 43-60.

“Amateur Astronomers and the Hubble Space Telescope,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, June 2021, 107-113.

“The Nuclear Roots of the Space Race,” Militarizing Outer Space: Astroculture, Dystopia and the Cold War. Eds. Alexander C.T. Geppert, Daniel Brandau, Tilmann Siebeneichner. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2021. 69-91.

“Starlab and the Beginnings of Space Astronomy in Canada,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, December 2020, 266-275.

“An Interview with Frank J. Cepollina: The Father of On-Orbit Servicing,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, 51-61.

“Harry S. Truman and the Prelude to the Space Race,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, 5-14.

“The Hubble Space Telescope in Cyberspace,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, 4-12.

“Bruce Aikenhead: Canada’s Most Versatile Space Pioneer,” Volume 46 of the AAS History Series. San Diego: Univelt, Inc., 2016. 283-298.

“American Intelligence on Soviet Missile Programs, 1945-1954,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, 2014, 37-46.

“The Atlas and the Air Force: Reassessing the Beginnings of America’s First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile,” Technology and Culture, vol. 54, no. 2, April 2013, 346-370.

“Canada’s Space Program 1958 – 1989: A Program Without an Agency,” Volume 35 of the AAS History Series. San Diego: Univelt, Inc., 2011, 135-148.

“The Avro Arrow and Its Remarkable Contributions to America’s Space Program,” Volume 35 of the AAS History Series. San Diego: Univelt, Inc., 2011. 207-218.

“Canada’s Space Program 1958 – 1989: A Program Without an Agency,” Acta Astronautica, vol. 60 (2007), no. 2, 132-139.

“Taking the First Step: Science on Apollo 11,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, 2006, 13-20.

“Apollo and the Origin of the Moon,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, 2005, 19-25.

“Alberta’s Resources Negotiations and Banff and Jasper National Parks,” Past Imperfect, 2005, vol. 11, 1-18.

“The Chapman Report and the Development of Canada’s Space Program,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 4, 2003, 3-19.

“Owen E. Maynard: Lunar Module Pioneer from Canada,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, 2002, 22-29.

“James A. Chamberlin: A Forgotten Leader of the U.S. Space Program,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, 2001, 12-20.

“Before the Fire: NASA’s Plans for Apollo,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer 1998, 32-35.

Journalism

“Historians Look Back at NASA’s Relationship with the Environment,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, 2022, 56-57.

“NASA-SpaceX study opens final chapter for Hubble Space Telescope,” The Space Review, October 3, 2022.

“The Decline of Russia in Space,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 2022, 3-4.

“Engineer Bjarni Tryggvason was chosen for Canada’s first team of astronauts,” The Globe and Mail, April 15, 2022, B19.

“Sudbury’s breccia and the Apollo connection: Looking back on Apollo 16 on its 50th anniversary,” SkyNews, March/April 2022, 14-15.

“2021: Another Turning Point for Space?” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, 2021, vol. 28, no. 3, 2021, 67.

“Ian Sharp: Tech Pioneer Paved the Way For Today’s Online Era,” The Globe and Mail, July 23, 2021, B18.

“Remembering John Hodge (1929-2021),” SpaceFlight, August 2021, Vol. 63, No. 8, 36.

“Down to a Science: Apollo 14,” SkyNews, January/February 2021, 22-23.

“The Launch of the Crew Dragon in an Unforgettable Year,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, 2020, 72.

“The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 in the Era of COVID-19,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, 2020, 3.

“Lucky 13 50 Years Later,” SkyNews, March/April 2020, 11-15.

“John S. MacDonald: Engineer Put Canadian Technology into Orbit,” The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2020, B20.

“Bruce Aikenhead: Spaceflight Pioneer Trained North America’s First Astronauts,” The Globe and Mail, August 21, 2019, B16.

“The Canadians Behind Apollo 11’s Triumph,” SkyNews, July/August 2019, 8-11.

“Flying Gemini to the Moon,” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, 2019, 23-26.

“Hubble Space Telescope and the Shuttle: Advancing Satellite Servicing,” Spaceflight, July 2017, 262-268.

“James A. Chamberlin and the Birth of Gemini,” News and Notes, NASA History Program Office, Fourth Quarter 2015, 8-12.

“Two Astronomers and the Space Race,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, April 2013, 63-4.

“Launching from Canada,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), March 2013, 37-9.

“Canadian Lidar Technology,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), December 2012, 44-7.

“Alouette 1 – Celebrating 50 Years of Canada in Space,” Space Quarterly, September 2012, 48-53.

“CASTOR,” The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, June 2012, 117-8.

“Canada Heads to an Asteroid with NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex Mission,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), June 2012, 42-5.

“Sapphire: Canada’s First Military Satellite,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), March 2012, 44-5.

“Canada’s Next Space Telescope,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), March 2012, 60-2.

“NEOSSat: The Micro-Surveillance Satellite,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), December 2011, 14-5.

“COM DEV Implements exactEarth,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), December 2011, 16-7.

“CASSIOPE – A New Canadian Science and Communications Satellite,” Space Quarterly (Canadian edition), September 2011, 8-9.

“The First Soyuz Launch from Kourou, French Guiana,” Space Quarterly, September 2011, 26-7.

Jetsons prove the future isn’t what it used to be,” Victoria Times Colonist, October 7, 2010, A13.

The Hubble Space Telescope and Astrophotography, The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, October 2010, 199-200.

Blocked sale exposes the neglect of Canada’s space program The Space Review, June 2, 2008

Crash of Canada’s Space Biz The Tyee, January 28, 2008

Canada’s space program in crisis The Space Review, January 28, 2008

Apollo’s scientific bounty gives good reasons to go back to the Moon The Space Review, January 23, 2006

“Churchill’s Turn in Canadian Politics,” Finest Hour, no. 137 (Winter 2007-8), 44-5.

“Kaleidoscope views of a complex man” (Review of Churchill: The Unexpected Hero by Paul Addison). Victoria Times Colonist, May 8, 2005, D9.

“Voyager 1’s Amazing Trip to Saturn and Titan,” Spaceflight, August 2004, vol. 46, no. 8, 324-326.

“Columbia dominoes could topple Canada’s space program,” The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2003, A15.

“Britain’s role in the Apollo lunar landing,” Spaceflight, May 2002, vol. 44, no. 5, 213-214.

“Owen Maynard: Canadian engineer helped put a man on the moon,” The Globe and Mail, July 21, 2000, R6.

“My Visit to Baikonur,” Spaceflight, February 1993, vol. 35, no. 2, 38-39.

“Spaceport Kazakhstan,” The Globe and Mail, September 5, 1992, D5.

Series of three features with Tim Padmore in The Vancouver Sun on cancer and how it affected cross-Canada marathon runner Terry Fox. “Cancer: The reality behind the myths,” December 20, 1980; “Cancer: What made one man run…,” December 22, 1980; “Cancer: Chemistry in the body’s battle,” December 23, 1980.

“Beyond Saturn: Voyager’s Astonishing Discoveries,” The Vancouver Sun, November 22, 1980, A14.

“Superpowers build arsenals for space war,” The Vancouver Sun, October 15, 1980, B1.