Canadians in Space By cb224 1839 First space observatory in Toronto 1882 Aurora Borealis -Northern Lights 1916 -Canadian government decided to launch space research 1972 Proof of Black holes 1981 Canadarm arm in space that is used as a robot to build things on the ISS 1984 First Canadian in space Marc Garneau 1992 Space Vision System -astronauts to see better in the dark 1992 Roberta Bodnar-first Canadian woman in space 1997 Green houses in space 2001 Canadarm 2 updated-advanced-stronger Nov 4, 2005 Observation satellite launches