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 Canadian Space Agency will award up to $900,000 per project under ISS AO 2026.
ISS AO 2026 requires projects to target one of the Canadian Space Agency’s Human Space Flight Risks.
There are three Canadian companies developing Lunar Utility Vehicle concepts for the Canadian Space Agency: Canadensys Aerospace Corporation, Mission Control, and MDA Space.
The Canadian Space Agency has identified Space Tango, Yuri, BioServe Space Technologies, ICE Cubes Service, Voyager Technologies, Redwire Space, and Kayser Space as providers for orbital logistics, containment, and automated data logging.
NASA’s phase-three lunar architecture includes the Italian Space Agency’s Multi-purpose Habitats and the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Utility Vehicle.
The Canadian Space Agency has structured ISS AO 2026 as a Contribution agreement.
The Canadian Space Agency has opened a $3.6 million Announcement of Opportunity for health and life sciences research aboard the International Space Station.
The Canadian Space Agency is particularly interested in research on physiological adaptations to hypogravity, including Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome.
Canada’s Canadarm3 project will continue as a Canadian Space Agency program with MDA Space as the developer.
The Artemis 2 crew includes NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.
Previous Canadian Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency cooperation focused on lunar exploration and climate science.
The Canadian Space Agency is funding at least 40 university projects through the FAST program.
The Canadian Space Agency is archiving the MOPITT instrument’s 25-year data record for air-quality forecasting.
The Canadian Space Agency is supporting student-built satellites through CUBICS.
The Canadian Space Agency will complete an options analysis in early 2026–27 to define how the government will procure commercial satellite imagery.
The Canadian Space Agency’s internal services spending for fiscal year 2026–27 is $56,874,897.
The Canadian Space Agency is studying commercial low Earth orbit destinations to maintain access for Canadian science and robotics after the International Space Station retires in 2030.
At least one CubeSat supported by the Canadian Space Agency is slated for launch in 2026.
The Canadian Space Agency is designing the next-generation RADARSAT+ system.
The Canadian Space Agency is advancing the Highly Elliptical Orbit-based Arctic Observing Mission.