In early September, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the French space agency, the Centre national d'etudes spatiales (CNES), will launch from Timmins Ontario the first two stratospheric balloons of their Stratos Balloon Program. Weather conditions will be monitored closely every day to determine when the launches can take place. Once the go-ahead is given, … Read more
On behalf of Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, Ont.) took part in an event celebrating Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's return to Canada following his successful five-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Chris Hadfield also used the opportunity to announce his plans … Read more
On May 13, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield landed safely on the plains of Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz Capsule at 10:31 p.m. EDT. During his five-month mission aboard the International Space Station, Hadfield and the Station crew conducted over 130 science experiments, establishing a record for science conducted on the Station. In March, … Read more
On March 29, 2013, Canada's first Earth Observation satellite, RADARSAT-1, experienced a technical anomaly after surpassing its expected lifetime by 12 years. In the days since, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) assembled a joint CSA-industry team of engineers, who conducted an extensive investigation. Following numerous attempts to resolve the technical issue, the CSA, in consultation … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency offers its congratulations to astronaut Julie Payette as she assumes the challenging role of chief operating officer of the Montreal Science Centre as well as vice president of the Canada Lands Company as of mid-July. During her impressive career Canadian Space Agency astronaut Payette flew two missions aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle … Read more
Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) unveiled the permanent Canadarm display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum . Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield assisted in the inauguration of the exhibit from orbit as commander of the International Space Station-a distinguished role made possible due in part to the contributions of the … Read more
Japan and Canada held the first joint meeting on space cooperation. This joint meeting is based on the Memorandum for Promotion of Space Cooperation between Japan and Canada that was signed on the margins of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) visit and Canadian Space Agency Business Development Mission to Japan in March 2012. The … Read more
After making over 35 000 observations and logging more than 25 000 hours of studying the Universe, the Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium, which is required to cool the telescope's instruments to make highly precise measurements. Now that the school-bus sized telescope will cease its active duty, astronomers from 14 … Read more
During a live connection from aboard the International Space Station (ISS), commander Chris Hadfield performed a science experiment designed by Kendra Lemke and Meredith Faulkner, two grade 10 students from Lockview High School in Fall River, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Space Agency asked young Canadians to design a simple science experiment that astronaut Hadfield could … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency hosted senior representatives from 11 space agencies from around the world for a meeting of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) to exchange information regarding interests, plans and activities in space exploration. The meeting also marked a change in the rotating chair of ISECG, with the Canadian Space Agency assuming the … Read more
