The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), established in 1989, is the national space agency of Canada responsible for promoting the peaceful use and development of space. A key focus is to advance space knowledge through science and ensure space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians. The CSA is known for its contributions to space exploration, including the Canadarm robotic arm series and participation in missions like the Artemis 2 moon mission, partnering with organizations like NASA and ESA on projects involving satellites, rovers, and space telescopes.
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The Artemis II crew includes Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Canadian Space Agency is participating in its first astronaut mission in more than seven years with Artemis II.
Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a $1 billion contract in June 2024 to design Canadarm3.
The Artemis II crew includes Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.
Artemis 2 will carry Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
The Artemis II crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will fly on Artemis II.
Canada’s participation in Artemis 2 is linked in part to the Canadarm3 program and other Canadian Space Agency investments in lunar exploration.
Canadian Space Agency director Mathieu Caron is engaged in work with the lunar utility rover.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut and test pilot Joshua Kutryk has nearly finished training for a future International Space Station mission.
The Canadian Space Agency cancelled a small science rover that had been expected to fly on a Firefly Aerospace lander in 2029.
The Canadian Space Agency is ready to adapt as the Artemis program shifts from a space station to a lunar base.
Canadian Space Agency contributions to Artemis paid for Jeremy Hansen’s seat, backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons’s participation, and related science and engineering work.
ESA, JAXA, CSA, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre contribute to Gateway under Memoranda of Understanding with NASA.
The international Gateway partner network includes ESA, JAXA, CSA, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Artemis 2 will carry Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.
The Canadian Space Agency’s Canadarm3 contract with MDA Space remains ongoing.
The Canadian Space Agency maintained fiscal 2026-27 funding for a larger Lunar Utility Vehicle for Artemis missions expected to fly in 2033.
MDA Space’s Canadarm3 is funded by the Canadian Space Agency in exchange for Artemis seats and science on NASA missions.
Artemis 2 is expected to launch as soon as April 1 with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.