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Bruce Aikenhead: A Canadian Space Pioneer
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Aikenhead's sketch of Beaufighter RDF installation
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Map of Aikenhead's military travels in World War II, 1943-1945
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Aikenhead's initials on a wiring diagram for the Viking Radio Phonograph
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The Mercury Spacecraft
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Project Mercury Air Lubricated Free Attitude Trainer (ALFA), drawing by Aikenhead
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The Project Mercury ALFA Trainer
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Flight Map of John Glenn's Mercury Mission
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HARP rocket schematic, drawn by Aikenhead
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The ISIS-2 Spacecraft
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Aikenhead was awarded certification as a professional engineer in 1975
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The Remote Manipulator System -  a.k.a. Canadarm
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Certificate acknowledging Aikenhead's contribution to the Remote Manipulator System
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Certificate received for Aikenhead's work on the Canadarm
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Aikenhead and Roberta Bondar are featured on astronaut Marc Garneau's second national tour in 1985
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In recognition of Roberta Bondar's flight on Discovery STS-42
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Letter from NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin to Aikenhed on the occasion of his retirement
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Aikenhead's Officer of the Order of Canada Certificate
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Aikenhead's design sketches for the mural of the space shuttle at the Okanagan Science Centre
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