Space exploration is full of dangers and uncertainties. To be successful, astronauts must be well prepared for contingency situations and possible equipment failures. In risky circumstances, autonomous solutions can make astronauts safer and enable future exploration of the inner solar system. Positioning technologies are also critical, especially in rendezvous, docking, and robotic operations.

Join Dr. Robert Thirsk, a Canadian engineer, physician, and former Canadian Space Agency astronaut, as he shares experiences of his expedition aboard the International Space Station. With his multinational crew, Thirsk launched into orbit on a Russian Soyuz rocket and once upon the ISS, performed multidisciplinary research, robotic operations, maintenance, and repairs, before a rollicking return to Earth.