A$11.9-million contract was awarded to Neptec Design Group, an Ottawa-based company specializing in the development of intelligent spaceflight sensors and equipment. Neptec Design Group will develop a state-of-the-art vision system for the International Space Station, which will give the Space Station’s Canadian robotic handyman, Dextre, the ability to quickly detect signs of damage on the exterior of the Space Station, … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced a $2.75-million contract has been awarded to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a B.C.-based global provider of communications and information systems. As part of the contract, MDA will identify the requirements to build a deep-space exploration robotics system, which could be used to operate and maintain a future space … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency published a video, the final episode of its Web series, of the two new Canadian astronauts, Jenni Sidey and Joshua Kutryk, telling us about the first few days of events following the final selection, including the public announcement in Ottawa on Canada Day and their first appearance at the CSA as … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency would like to congratulate Julie Payette on her appointment as the next Governor General of Canada. Payette has served the Canadian Space Agency and her country exceptionally well, both on the ground and in space for over two decades. Throughout her career as an astronaut, she was a tireless ambassador for science and technology. … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) named the two new astronauts who will join Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques as part of Canada’s corps of space explorers. After a year-long evaluation, the Canadian Space Agency has selected Jenni Sidey and Joshua Kutryk from among 17 finalists and 3,772 applicants to be Canada’s newest astronauts. Joined by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency plans to award 13 grants of about $200,000 to post-secondary institutions as part of a challenge to design, build, launch and operate their own satellites. The CSA’s Canadian CubeSat Project will support proposals representing each province and territory. The winning teams, composed of professors and students, will take part in a real space mission … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced the finalists for the recruitment campaign who will go through the final rounds of assessments in the Canadian Space Agency’s Astronaut Recruitment Campaign. By the summer, the CSA will select two qualified astronauts among this pool of finalists. The full release is available online. Call 450-926-4370.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and Fernand Proulx, Chief Operating Officer of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, unveiled the new travelling exhibition Space to Spoon, designed by the Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. The exhibition will travel all over the country until 2020. Call 450-926-4370.
The Government commitment in Budget 2016 to extend Canada’s participation in the ISS program will provide opportunities to develop leading-edge space technologies and also to conduct research to position Canada’s space sector to take advantage of opportunities in the next phase of human space exploration. The Canadian Space Agency will provide multiple opportunities for Canada’s … Read more
From 3772 applications submitted online down to 72 people, the candidates still in the running in Canada’s astronaut recruitment campaign all have a chance to be the next Canadian astronaut. The profiles are available online. Call 450-926-4370.
