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Canadian Space Agency Renews Stratospheric Balloon Flight Agreement With CNES

Marc Boucher September 20, 2022 News, Science Leave a comment

Signing of a new agreement between the Canadian Space Agency and CNES, the French space agency for the stratospheric balloon program. Credit: Canadian Space Agency.

At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 in Paris today, the Canadian Space Agency and CNES, the French space agency, renewed their partnership for the stratospheric balloon flight opportunities program.

*Stratospheric balloons at sunrise on the Timmins base. Credit: Canadian Space Agency.*

The announcement comes shortly after the partners concluded another successful balloon season in August from their Timmins base in Ontario. The new agreement is for 10 years.

We’re proud to have renewed the agreement between @CNES and the CSA that will provide Canadian experts with more stratospheric balloon flight opportunities. Looking forward to another 10 years of partnership! Learn more about STRATOS: https://t.co/84NMzVpqte #IAC2022 pic.twitter.com/AgvSbyDE73
— Canadian Space Agency (@csa_asc) September 20, 2022

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