The Canadian Space Agency is pleased to announce that its two new astronauts, Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques, have successfully completed their two-year basic training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. President of the CSA Steve MacLean said through diligence and hard work, Hansen and Saint-Jacques have earned the respect of their astronaut colleagues. … Read more
Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic handyman aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully replaced a faulty circuit-breaker box on the orbiting lab. The robot swapped the failed component for a fresh one, thereby restoring part of the orbiting lab's backup electrical systems. The maneuver marks the first time Dextre replaced defective equipment on … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced imagery acquired from the Canadian satellite RADARSAT-2 has enabled the landmark discoveries by University of California researchers. Previously unmapped glaciers of Antarctica have been charted by accessing imagery collected from Canadian, European and Japanese satellites. This will provide invaluable insight into ice melt and future sea rise due to climate … Read more
Canadian Space Agency President Steve MacLean made a statement upon the termination of the Space Shuttle Program's 30-year legacy. MacLean said that for Canada, the 30-year period was a time in which it developed specialized niche expertise in many space sectors, including scientific instruments and satellites, tele-communications, remote sensing, advanced vision systems, 3-D lasers, LIDARs … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced that the country's Earth Observation Program reached new heights with the successful launch of the fourth Argentinian Satellite placed aboard a Delta II rocket. The New InfraRed Sensor Technology instrument was jointly developed by Canada and Argentina. The agency said it will be used to retrieve temperatures from ocean surfaces … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced that it has presented the John H. Chapman Award of Excellence to Dr. Henry Buijs to recognize his exceptional contribution to the Canadian Space Program. The CSA said that as a scientist, Buijs established Fourier transform spectroscopy as a powerful technique and a core Canadian expertise used for monitoring the … Read more
Canadian Space Agency president Steve MacLean with astronauts Chris Hadfield, Robert Thirsk, Bjarni Tryggvason, Dave Williams, Julie Payette, Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques announced the launch of the Living in Space exhibition at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. MacLean said that the exhibition is designed to allow Canadian youth to experience a day in … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency announced the ten year anniversary of the launch of Canadaarm2. Ten years ago, Canadarm2 was launched to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Canadarm2 has provided a full decade of flawless service as the Station's sophisticated "construction crane," having assembled the International Space Station module by module in space. … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency united with space-faring nations from around the world to celebrate a milestone in human spaceflight history, the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight with Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The full release is available online. Call 450-926-4370.
The media accreditation deadline for the next Space Shuttle flight is April 7, 2011. The launch of mission STS-134 is scheduled for April 19. It will bring six astronauts, including Commander Mark Kelly, to the International Space Station aboard the shuttle Endeavour. The full release is available online. Call 450-926-4370.
