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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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk was named mission specialist aboard Starliner-1 and trained with Mike Fincke.
The James Webb Space Telescope is operated by NASA in partnership with ESA and CSA.
On December 13, 2025 the Canadian Space Agency provided $2.9 million in funding to four companies for the LSEI prototyping phase.
The Canadian Space Agency identified Mining and In-Situ Resource Utilization as one of two technologies for the LSEI Architecture Studies.
The Canadian Space Agency identified Power Generation and Distribution as one of two technologies for the LSEI Architecture Studies.
The Canadian Space Agency requires LSEI Architecture Study proposals to be submitted by a team comprised of more than two organizations or consultants.
The Canadian Space Agency will fund up to two contracts per technology study with total available funding of up to $500,000 per contract.
The Canadian Space Agency is preparing to consider one or more future Requests for Proposal under the Space Technology Development Program based on the Enabling Technologies for Future Missions RFI.
Over the last 14 years the Canadian Space Agency’s average annual new technology development funding was approximately $10.5 million per year.
If the Canadian Space Agency had reached $20 million annually by 2015-16, the inflation-adjusted budget would be approximately $26.5 million in 2026.
The Canadian Space Agency’s average annual new technology development funding increased to $17.1 million per year over the past five years.
Over the last 14 years the Canadian Space Agency has supported new technology development with $147 million in funding.
The Canadian government responded to the Emerson Report with a commitment that the Canadian Space Agency would double its Space Technologies Development Program budget to reach $20 million annually by 2015-16.
The Enabling Technologies for Future Missions RFI includes an objective to collect information to assist the Canadian Space Agency in refining technical requirements, risk considerations, and procurement planning for potential RFPs.
Recommendation #7 of the Emerson Report called for total funding for the Canadian Space Agency’s technology development programs to be raised by $10 million per year for each of the next three years and maintained at that level.
The Canadian Space Agency awarded grants to Canadian innovators including Vancouver’s Ecoation Innovative Solutions, which built the CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System.
To meet the Canadian Space Agency’s space mandate, the contractor must develop new or improve components and subsystems and tailor them to unprecedented environmental and cultural requirements.
The maximum funds available for this phase of the Canadian Space Agency project is $745,000.
The multidisciplinary team contracted by the Canadian Space Agency must include an Inuit firm based in Nunavut.
The Canadian Space Agency posted an opportunity to contract a multidisciplinary team to co-develop a conceptual design for a deployable Controlled Environment Agriculture unit.