Episode 83: The Hubble Telescope and Other Space History Milestones, with Chris Gainor

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Feature Guests: Chris Gainor

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which has forever changed the way we look at the cosmos. To help us understand how Hubble proved to be transformational, and for a brief history of the ups and down of our space program, today I’m joined at the star spot by historian of science and technology Chris Gainor.

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About Our Guest

Chris Gainor received his PhD in the history of technology from the University of Alberta, and has taught history at the University of Victoria. Chris worked for many years as a journalist, winning a National Newspaper Award. He is the author of four books, including Arrows to the Moon: Avro’s Engineers and the Space Race, Canada in Space and Who Killed the Avro Arrow? He is currently writing a history of the Hubble Space Telescope for NASA.

Links

Chris Gainor Bio
Canada in Space book review (Globe and Mail)
NASA asks Sidney author to write the Hubble telescope story