Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission which saw the first humans to set foot on another planetary body, six Canadian astronauts will host six events across the country to commemorate the landing on the moon on July 20.
Read More »CSA Releases First Image from a RADARSAT Constellation Mission Satellite
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released the “first engineering image” from one of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites.
Read More »CSA Awards 10 Earth Observation Application Development Program Contracts
The Canadian Space Agency has selected 10 companies to develop applications as part of the Earth Observation Application Development Program.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Holds His First Post-Landing News Conference
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 »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 »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.
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