The Canadian Space Agency awarded a $3.8M contract to Communications & Power Industries Canada to build components for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission. SWOT will survey 90 percent of the Earth’s surface water, observe the fine details of the ocean’s surface topography, and measure how lakes, rivers, reservoirs and oceans are changing over time. The scientific data will contribute to … Read more
Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte confirmed the Government of Canada’s increased contribution to key European Space Agency programmes. To support innovation and evidence-based science in Canada’s space sector, Canada will be investing approximately $83 million (€53.6 million) in three programmes. The investment includes an additional $30 million announced in Budget 2016 for ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency is awarding a new contract to Carré Technologies of Montreal, Quebec, to continue advancing technology on Astroskin, an innovative bio-monitoring system for use aboard the International Space Station. Consisting of a “smart shirt” and related software, Astroskin will collect valuable scientific data on astronauts’ vital signs, sleep quality and activity levels during their … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency and the University of Calgary are collaborating on a new experiment that will study how long-duration missions to the International Space Station impact astronauts’ brains. Known as “Wayfinding,” the study will investigate how reduced gravitational forces affect the astronauts’ ability to find their way around. This research will provide knowledge that … Read more
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques was at Inuksuk High School, in Nunavut, to present a new educational activity as part of the Canada from Space giant floor map initiative. This activity is the first of a series of five geared towards northern communities. The new activity is the result of collaboration between the CSA, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, … Read more
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) attended the launch of the Canadian-built technology on board a NASA spacecraft that is en route to a mysterious asteroid named Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx launch occurred at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:05 p.m. EDT. She was joined on site by Sylvain Laporte, President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Dr. Erick Dupuis, the CSA’s Director … Read more
Canada is partnering with NASA on OSIRIS-REx (Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer), the first US-led mission to return a sample from an asteroid to Earth. Since asteroids are made from primal material left over after planets formed, the mission will help scientists investigate the formation of our planets and solar system, the origin of water and organic material on … Read more
Last night at 23:56 (EDT), Canada’s Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) was launched successfully by the Indian Space Research Organisation, from Sriharikota, India, along with another Canadian satellite owned by GHGSat Inc. The M3MSat mission will improve ship detection and marine traffic management in Canadian waters by testing new technologies including an innovative antenna … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) launched Canada’s fourth astronaut recruitment campaign. The Agency is accepting applications from June 17 to August 15, and expects to announce selected candidates in Summer 2017. This next class of Canadian astronaut candidates will start their training at NASA in August 2017. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is proud to announce that one of its former executives, Dr. David Kendall, has been appointed to chair the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) for the next two years. This is the first time that a Canadian will chair the Committee. More information … Read more
