Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced a contract to develop a new advanced space vision system that will be mounted on Dextre. The contract, worth $1.7 million, was awarded to Neptec Design Group Ltd. of Ottawa, Ont., to develop the design for the system, which will be launched in 2020. The vision … Read more
Conservative MP Lawrence Toet (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.) announced funding projects at five Canadian universities to analyze and compile measurements collected by NASA’s Soil and Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite. The SMAP mission will provide measurements of soil moisture and determine whether the ground is frozen or thawed in the Canadian boreal environment and other cold areas of the world. These measurements … Read more
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques visited Nakasuk School in Iqaluit, NU. They spoke to students about Canada’s history in space, and encouraged students to stay in school. The full release is available online. Call 450-926-4370.
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), accompanied by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, announced $2.6 million in additional funding for the James Webb Space Telescope, a joint project between the CSA, NASA, and the European Space Agency. The investment will help integrate Canadian instruments into the telescope and directly support all test activities with … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced that it has officially delivered Canadian ASTRO-H Metrology System (CAMS), its contribution to ASTRO H, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) flagship space astronomy mission. CAMS arrived in late January 2015 and has since been integrated into the space telescope. This laser measurement system was built by Ottawa-based Neptec Design Group Ltd. The full release is available … Read more
Canadarm, the robot that established Canada’s proud international reputation for robotics innovation, has inspired several generations of scientists and engineers to develop new technologies for industry, medicine, and other applications. Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) visited The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto to witness first-hand how Canada’s investment in space … Read more
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will participate in a press conference with NASA and International Space Station partners on December 18 to discuss the upcoming one-year expedition on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will launch to the space station in March 2015 to begin a yearlong stay aboard the orbiting … Read more
Thanks to Canada’s SCISAT, an international team of scientists has discovered a recent and unexpected increase in stratospheric hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the Northern Hemisphere. Information from SCISAT along with other satellite data and ground-based measurements showed the scientific team that the increase in stratospheric HCl is due to a slowdown in the atmospheric circulation … Read more
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashes down to the Aquarius habitat where he will live and work for seven days as part of the NEEMO 19 (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) international aquanaut crew. Jeremy will serve as Exploration Lead, guiding the crew in the planning and execution of underwater Extravehicular Activities (EVAs)-or … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will help Canadian industry develop new applications and novel concepts that will capitalize on the use of Earth Observation (EO) data acquired by the CSA. This will be done through nine contribution agreements that will support Research and Development (R&D) in the field of space technologies. This initiative will also … Read more
