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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Jim Bridenstine met with Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte on 2018-09-06 at NASA headquarters to discuss cooperation between the two agencies and a potential Canadian role on the Gateway.
Soyuz MS-11 is scheduled to launch on 2018-12-03 carrying NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques.
The Canadian Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Megan Clark on 2018-10-02.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine met with Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte on 2018-09-06 at NASA headquarters to discuss cooperation between the two agencies and a potential role for Canada on the Lunar Gateway.
In April the Canadian Space Agency awarded Neptec a CA$11,900,000 contract to develop a new vision system for the International Space Station that would allow the station’s Dextre robotic arm to monitor for external damage.
Neptec supplied Canadian Space Agency-funded instruments for the International Space Station.
The Canadian Space Agency decided not to participate in the WFIRST mission, and NASA factored that decision into project replanning to bring the mission back within a $3,200,000,000 cost cap while maintaining level one science goals.
Maxar is building a three-satellite Radarsat constellation mission for the Canadian Space Agency scheduled to launch in late 2018.
Radarsat-2 is a satellite launched in 2007 by MDA and the Canadian Space Agency that is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar to gather imagery in all light and weather conditions.