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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CSA awarded a contract on 2020-12-08 to MDA to begin Phase A technical studies of Canadarm3.
Mars Ice Mapper would be equipped with a synthetic aperture radar provided by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to search for subsurface ice deposits on Mars.
The planned microrover will have a mass of 30 kg and carry two payloads, one provided by the Canadian Space Agency and the other provided by NASA.
The Canadian Space Agency has a pre-negotiated agreement with CLPS to deliver its payloads to the moon while remaining open to other partnerships such as with the European Space Agency.
The Canadian Space Agency is in the initial phases of developing a microrover that it plans to develop and fly in cooperation with NASA.
The Phase 0 contracts are part of the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program, which the Canadian government unveiled in February 2019.
The Canadian Space Agency awarded six Phase 0 study contracts on 2020-11-27 with a total value of CA$2,900,000 (US$2,200,000) to five companies and universities for lunar science instruments.
The Canadian Space Agency issued contracts worth CA$3,300,000 on 2020-10-29 to Canadensys Aerospace Corporation and NGC Aerospace Ltd. for development of lunar technology payloads.
The Canadian Space Agency published a letter of interest on 2020-10-23 announcing it would formally issue a request for proposals for the rover by early 2021.
On 2020-06-26 the Canadian Space Agency plans to award a contract to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build a robotic arm as Canada’s contribution to the lunar Gateway.
The Canadian Space Agency has not given a firm schedule for developing Canadarm3 and is working with partners to determine when Canadarm3 will be needed in the mid-2020s, with the exact launch date depending on the overall Gateway schedule.
The Canadian Space Agency provided Kepler 1 million Canadian dollars to mature its bus design and production techniques.
Kepler received help designing its cubesat bus from the Canadian Space Agency.
SpaceX launched the Radarsat mission for the Canadian Space Agency from SLC-4.
The Canadian Space Agency expects the selection of a launch service provider for QEYSSat to be completed by mid-2020.
The Canadian Space Agency hopes to launch QEYSSat in the first half of 2022.
Honeywell received a 30 million Canadian dollar (US$23,000,000) contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the design and implementation phases of the Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat).
The Canadian Space Agency has started planning the next generation of Radarsat for when Radarsat Constellation Mission reaches its planned end of life in 2026.
MDA, a Maxar company, completed construction of the three-satellite Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) for the Canadian Space Agency in 2018.
The Canadian Space Agency will spend (CAN) $14,000,000 over five years starting in 2019 to identify opportunities where space, health, and Indigenous partners could work together to develop approaches and innovative technology solutions for challenges common to both deep space and remote health care environments.