The Moon Landing and the Maple Leaf: Canada's Contribution to Apollo 11

For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Global News has produced an original documentary commemorating the significant contributions Canadians made to the mission. From the design of the lunar lander, to the design of the heat shield that returned the astronauts to earth safely, to the flight surgeon in quarantine with the famous three, Canada’s role in Apollo 11 was critical. Here are their stories.

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[namjignerak]

We remember the tribute of VARB while we are celebrating the dream of space travel.

[papaburger]

if you cannot sell it, just destroy it . Why ?

[ericephemetherson]

Well, Canadians. I have to disappoint you. There never was a man on the Moon.

[makidominguez]

As Rush, one of the greatest Canuck cultural ambassadors of all time so aptly sang about in "The Trees", Canada and Canadians will always be overshadowed by their neighbors to the South. It is a source of a national inferiority complex that Canadians can't seem to shake.