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Wouldn't it be better to build on what we've done, instead of constantly seeing some of our best work move south?
Out of sight won't be out of mind if our satellites start going down.
Dr. Dave Williams must be the consummate Canadian -- humble and quick to deflect praise despite everything he's accomplished -- in outer space, no less. Williams has piloted jets, saved countless lives as an emergency-room physician, and plunged to the depths of the sea as an aquanaut. And that's just on Earth.