Tag Archives: Canadian Space Agency

MDA Discusses Technology Priorities in Latest Earth Observation STDP Awards from CSA

Sermilik Fjord in East Greenland

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) recently announced $6.8 million in funding for Earth observation technologies included 10 R&D contracts, recently discussed by SpaceQ. Of those contracts, four of them went to MDA, which is not a surprise given MDA's experience. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Canadarm2 Plays a Role in Investigating Mystery Leak of Two Russian Spacecraft Attached to the ISS

Image of hole on the Soyuz 22. Credit: Roscosmos.

Canada is playing a small but critical role in understanding a problem on the International Space Station (ISS). The Canadarm2 has been used to take photos of the mysterious leaks on the Soyuz 22 and Progress 82 spacecraft, helping Roscosmos and others to understand and explain what happened. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …

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