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February 2, 2017
Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni make shortlist to become Canada’s next astronauts

Aaron Persad is one of 11 Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni named to the Canadian Space Agency’s shortlist of candidates to become Canada’s next two…

Space, Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
July 7, 2015
When the SpaceX rocket blew up his experiment, this Â鶹ÊÓƵ engineer saw it on Facebook

Aaron Persad was on a teleconference call June 28 with his employer, a company that does contract work for NASA, when he saw the news on his phone…

Features, Space, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Research
November 18, 2014
Convocation 2014 grads to watch: astronaut for hire Aaron Persad

For Aaron Persad, ‘reach for the stars’ is far more than a clichéd phrase on a graduation card.  “It may sound a…

Top Stories, Students, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, Convocation, Â鶹ÊÓƵ