{"id":349713,"date":"2025-12-15T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/349713\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:32:09","slug":"hadfield-documentary-to-explore-waterloo-region-as-innovation-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/349713\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadfield documentary to explore Waterloo Region as innovation hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s been to outer space and was the commander of the international space station, but now Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will go on a different journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/news\/new-documentary-showcases-waterloo-epicentre-global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A new documentary<\/a> called It Started in Waterloo: An Astronaut\u2019s Journey into the Universe of Innovation will explore how Waterloo Region has become a global hub for innovation. This includes the early days of Research In Motion and Blackberry, to advancements in quantum computing and health care. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an astronaut, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how innovation shapes our world,\u201d said Hadfield in a statement. \u201cWaterloo\u2019s approach to discovery and invention is completely unique, how they nurture ideas, refine and launch them onto the global stage. In this documentary, we shine a light on that process and the people behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hadfield is also a former adjunct professor at UW and a current honorary advisor for the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big focuses of the documentary will be on the discoveries made at the University of Waterloo. In a statement, the university says they have been named <a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/news\/waterloo-named-canadas-top-comprehensive-research-university\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canada\u2019s top comprehensive research university<\/a> for the 18th year in a row by Research Infosource Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInnovation is more than technology, it\u2019s a cultural expression of human creativity,\u201d said Craig Thompson, the documentary\u2019s executive producer. \u201cWaterloo\u2019s breakthroughs came from local engineers, designers, artists, entrepreneurs and students working at the intersection of imagination and problem-solving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documentary is being produced by Ballinran Entertainment, in conjunction with the University of Waterloo, and has been commissioned by YES TV\u00a0in association with Stageview TV.<\/p>\n<p>It is set to premiere in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He\u2019s been to outer space and was the commander of the international space station, but now Canadian astronaut&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-349713","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}