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The Team behind Dextre

The launch of Dextre is an accomplishment for Canada and for the many people who contributed to its development.

A space mission with international participation, such as Mission STS-123, requires effective teamwork and dedication by hundreds of people: from engineers, operations planners, mission controllers, instructors, writers, and communications and logistics specialists, to spokespersons, project managers, technicians, programmers, and many others. Some 35 companies contributed to the development of Dextre.

In the videos on this page, some members of the Canadian Space Agency Dextre team speak about their involvement in the project and reflect on what it means to them.

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Mathieu Caron
Mathieu Caron
Flight Controller


Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 10.1 MB
Low resolution – 1.7 MB
Leslie Sponder
Leslie Sponder
Operations Engineer and
Mission Planner

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 10 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
Serge Gaudreau
Serge Gaudreau
Senior Designer,
Instructional Systems

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 7.9 MB
Low resolution – 1.4 MB
 
Laurie Metcalfe
Laurie Metcalfe
MSS Mission Operations Analyst

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 12 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
Michel Wander
Michel Wander
Engineer Systems

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 10.8 MB
Low resolution – 1.9 MB
Nellie Lapointe
Nellie Lapointe
Communications Advisor

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 11.7 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
 
Daniel Lefebvre
Daniel Lefebvre
Staff Systems Engineer

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 10.4 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
Ken Podwalski
Ken Podwalski
Manager Mission Operations

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 14.1 MB
Low resolution – 2 MB
Stéphane Rondeau
Stéphane Rondeau
Project Engineer, Ground Segment

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 10.7 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
 
Viqar Abbasi
Viqar Abbasi
Technical Manager
Training Systems

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 11.3 MB
Low resolution – 1.9 MB
Mathieu Caron
Mathieu Caron
Flight Controller


Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 10.4 MB
Low resolution – 1.8 MB
Leslie Sponder
Leslie Sponder
Operations Engineer and
Mission Planner

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 4.6 MB
Low resolution – 801 KB
 
Serge Gaudreau
Serge Gaudreau
Senior Designer,
Instructional Systems

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 11.3 MB
Low resolution – 1.9 MB
Laurie Metcalfe
Laurie Metcalfe
MSS Mission Operations Analyst


Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 8.5 MB
Low resolution – 1.5 MB
Michel Wander
Michel Wander
Engineer Systems


Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 4.5 MB
Low resolution – 803 KB
 
Nellie Lapointe
Nellie Lapointe
Communications Advisor

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 5.8 MB
Low resolution – 1 MB
Daniel Lefebvre
Daniel Lefebvre
Staff Systems Engineer

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 4.2 MB
Low resolution – 745 KB
Ken Podwalski
Ken Podwalski
Manager Mission Operations

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 9.8 MB
Low resolution – 1.7 MB
 
Stéphane Rondeau
Stéphane Rondeau
Project Engineer, Ground Segment


Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 8.1 MB
Low resolution – 1.4 MB
Viqar Abbasi
Viqar Abbasi
Technical Manager
Training Systems

Interview in English;
Transcript

High resolution – 6.9 MB
Low resolution – 1.2 MB
Serge Gaudreau
Serge Gaudreau
Senior Designer,
Instructional Systems

Interview in French;
Transcript in English

High resolution – 7.6 MB
Low resolution – 1.4 MB