CTV News Ottawa recently interviewed Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen while he was in Ottawa to speak at the Actua National Conference.
Read More »Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis II Mission Patch Influenced by Indigenous Culture
When astronaut Jeremy Hansen heads to the Moon as part of the Artemis II mission he will have two mission patches, the one created by NASA for the mission and his personal patch created by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). This past week his personal patch was unveiled and its design was influenced by Hansen’s decade long interactions with Indigenous communities.
Read More »RCAF 100th Anniversary Highlights Include Two Canadian Astronaut Missions in 2025
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will celebrate its 100th anniversary on April 1 with a lot of news to report in astronaut missions as well. Service members, and Canadian Space Agency astronauts Col. Jeremy Hansen and Col. Josh Kutryk were assigned to two space missions, respectively, in 2023. Hansen will be the first non-American to fly around the Moon on Artemis 2 in 2025, …
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Spending in 2022-23 Hits High Mark
For it's fiscal year (FY) 2022-23, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) spent just over $498.2 million, it's highest level ever, eclipsing its previous high of $409.1 million in FY 2011-12. And fiscal year 2023-24 planned spending of $537.4 million, should it hold up, would surpass the new high. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …
Read More »Canadensys Aerospace Built Imagers Set for Lunar Launch
The upcoming second launch of a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission to the Moon will include imagers from Canadensys Aerospace for the International Lunar Observatory Association and Intuitive Machines. The latter was partially funded by the Canadian Space Agency through the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program.
Read More »Canada Contributes $14.2 Million in 2024 Towards ESA Cooperation Agreement
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will contribute $14,216,200.80 to the European Space Agency (ESA) for the calendar year 2024 for its “Basic Activities.”
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Opens up Next Technology AO With $15 Million Available
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has published its next Space Technology Development Program announce of opportunity (AO) with upwards of $15 million available.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards $6.3 Million in New Technology Demonstrations
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded $6.3 million in contributions to three companies for technology demonstrations.
Read More »CSA Releases Deep Space Healthcare Challenge Videos
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released two new videos from the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge. The Challenge centres on the need to support healthcare needs of astronauts in space and remote communities on Earth.
Read More »The Challenge – Purifying Moon Water
A skillful Canadian organization could win $527,500 in a challenge to develop new technologies to purify Moon water for human exploration on the Moon and beyond.
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