Adjusting to Earth’s gravity affects every astronaut differently, for David Saint-Jacques getting his equilibrium back to normal has been one of the issues.
Read More »Podcast: Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte at CASI ASTRO 2019
This past week we were at the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec. The theme was “Space for Business”.
Read More »Canada Post Releases Canadian Themed Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Stamps
With the 50th anniversary of the famous Apollo 11 mission which saw the first humans set foot on the moon, Canada Post has released a new commemorative set of stamps including Canadian contributions.
Read More »Don’t Let Go Canada and Changes at the Canadian Space Agency Resulted in Government Funding Commitment
LAVAL, QUE. – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president Sylvain Laporte took the stage in Laval on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) ASTRO 2019 conference with a very different message than a year ago.
Read More »Concordia University and UBC Have Strong Showing at BASE 11 Rocket Challenge Phase 1
As rocketry teams from across Canada prepare for next weeks 2019 Spaceport America Cup, another competition, the BASE 11 Space Challenge has just wrapped up its Phase 1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) which saw impressive results by Concordia University and the University of British Columbia rocketry teams.
Read More »Canada Faces Decision Point in European Space Agency Program Participation
LAVAL, QUE. – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) needs the space community to act soon as the agency decides how to participate in future European programs. Companies, educational institutions and other stakeholders have until June 28 to respond to a CSA survey sent out to the community, said Eric Martin, a program lead in technology development manager at the CSA.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques and His Expedition 59 Crewmates Return to Earth Safely
After six months in space, David-Saint-Jacques and his crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain and Expedition 59/Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed safely tonight at 10:47 p.m. EDT.
Read More »Space Companies Have Two New Chances to Bid for CSA Technology Development Opportunities
LAVAL, QUE. – At least two new opportunities are forthcoming under the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Space Technology Development Program (STDP) for companies interested in contributing to the future of space missions, a senior space agency official said Tuesday (June 18).
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Holds His Last On-Orbit Media Event and Creative Writers Contest Winners Announced
Two days from now David Saint-Jacques will return to Earth after more than six months in space and setting a Canadian record for the longest duration mission. On June 19 he participated in his last on-orbit media event.
Read More »Canadian NEOSSat Satellite Takes Picture of Healthy RADARSAT Constellation Mission
LAVAL, QUE. – Just three days after the launch of the RADARSAT Satellite Constellation (RCM) mission, another Canadian satellite, NEOSSat, a near Earth surveillance satellite, took a picture of a healthy RCM.
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