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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

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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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Iris, sponsored by the International Space Station National Laboratory and part of the Canadian CubeSat Project led by the Canadian Space Agency, observes weathering of geological samples exposed to solar and cosmic radiation.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 5, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX Dragon delivering replenishments to ISS + smallsats for deployment

ESSENCE is sponsored by the International Space Station National Laboratory and developed by universities in Canada and Australia as part of the Canadian CubeSat Project led by the Canadian Space Agency.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Jun 5, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX Dragon delivering replenishments to ISS + smallsats for deployment

CRS-28 is carrying five cubesats built by Canadian universities and sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 5, 2023Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon to space station with new solar arrays

The Canadian Space Agency awarded a contract to ExactEarth Ltd., a subsidiary of Spire Global, to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of the WildFireSat mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.2May 10, 2023Spire Global + OroraTech awarded contract to demo wildfire detection from space

Spire Global will partner with OroraTech under the Canadian Space Agency contract for WildFireSat preparatory work.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 10, 2023Spire Global + OroraTech awarded contract to demo wildfire detection from space

NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency had previously agreed to operate the International Space Station beyond 2024 to 2030.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 27, 2023Russia commits to ISS extension to 2028

The Canadian government, working with MDA, supplied data from the Canadian Space Agency’s three-satellite Radarsat Constellation Mission to show Ukrainian forces where Russian forces were advancing and to assist with targeting.

RelationshipsCapabilityLegalValue 4.0Apr 19, 2023Ukraine’s lessons for military space

The 2009 U.S.-Canada Framework Agreement established an overall legal framework to facilitate the conclusion of implementing arrangements for cooperation between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.

LegalValue 3.5Jan 15, 2023United States and Japan sign space cooperation framework agreement

The SWOT mission was jointly developed and managed by NASA, CNES, the Canadian Space Agency, and the UK Space Agency.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 1, 2023Flann Microwave assists with NASA’s SWOT satellite development

Nanoracks has worked with the Canadian Space Agency since 2018 when Nanoracks was awarded the launch services and deployment contract for the Canadian CubeSat Project.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 20, 2022Voyager Space signs an MoU with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

The SWOT satellite is jointly developed and managed by NASA, the French Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and the UK Space Agency.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 20, 2022Flann Microwave’s custom waveguide hardware provided to NASA/JPL for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite

The Canadian Space Agency and the United Kingdom Space Agency contributed components to SWOT valued at about $26,000,000 combined.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Dec 16, 2022Falcon 9 launches ocean science mission for NASA and CNES

The Canadian Space Agency funded Canadensys Aerospace Corporation, Mission Control, and NGC Aerospace Ltd. under the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.6Dec 11, 2022Canadian technologies on their way to the Moon

The first crewed Orion mission, Artemis 2, is projected to take place no earlier than late 2024 and will carry four astronauts, including one from the Canadian Space Agency, on a flight around the moon and back.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3Dec 11, 2022Orion splashes down to end Artemis 1

The Canadian Space Agency awarded a C$43,000,000 (US$32,000,000) contract to Canadensys Aerospace Corporation to build a rover carrying six scientific payloads.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.8Nov 21, 2022Canadian startup developing lunar rover to deliver power

Donya Divsaler is a Canadian Space Ambassador for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

GovernanceValue 2.0Oct 12, 2022SSPI’s 2022 Promise Award winners honored at Future Leaders Celebration during SatNews Publisher’s Silicon Valley Space Week event

On 2022-09-21, Axiom Space and the Canadian Space Agency established a memorandum of understanding to study future space cooperation opportunities that could include flying Canadian astronauts on Axiom missions.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Sep 23, 2022Axiom Space to fly Saudi astronauts

Metaspectral received funding from the Canadian Space Agency’s smartEarth initiative to build a method to systematically quantify ground-elevation carbon dioxide levels using hyperspectral data.

FinancialCapabilityLegalGeneralValue 4.0Aug 10, 2022Metaspectral wins Canadian Space Agency funding + is developing an EO payload for the ISS with partner HySpeed Computing

The integrated FGS/NIRISS unit was built and tested by Honeywell with assistance from scientists and engineers from the Canadian Space Agency, the Université de Montréal, NASA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 12, 2022Canada’s instrument on the Webb Space Telescope confirms water in the atmosphere of the WASP-96 b expolanet

The James Webb Space Telescope is already collecting early release observations that will be unveiled on 2022-07-12 by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 29, 2022NASA prepares to release first JWST science images
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