• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 30, 1992
  • Invested on: October 21, 1992

  She has ventured where few have gone before and, as Canada's first woman astronaut, she has seen the "Blue Planet" from a spectacular vantage point in space. A neurologist and scientist, she served as a Payload Specialist on the January 1992 flight of the shuttle Discovery, where she was involved in a complex set of microgravity experiments. Her enthusiasm and the high standards she has set throughout her career are an inspiration to Canada's scientists, present and future.

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: May 11, 2018
  • Invested on: May 08, 2019

  Roberta Lynn Bondar, C.C., O.Ont.
  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
  
  As a scientist and environmental advocate, Roberta Bondar continues to inspire Canadians. Following her pioneering spaceflight, she remained active in international space medicine, notably leading a research team at NASA that drew connections between astronauts’ recovery from microgravity and neurological illnesses on Earth. A world-acclaimed photographer, she has demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability through her stunning works that reconnect people to our natural world. Leading by example with the establishment of her eponymous foundation, she is a champion of education and the environment.
  This is a promotion within the Order.