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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

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.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Technical ProductNov 13, 2018ISS science not affected by smaller crew

The Canadian Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Megan Clark on 2018-10-02.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2018Australia’s new space agency plans commercial focus

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.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space AgencyTechnical ProductSep 27, 2018Keeping Canada in space

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine met with Canadian Space Agency President Sylvain Laporte at NASA Headquarters on 2018-09-06.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space AgencyTechnical ProductSep 9, 2018U.S.-Canada space relations not affected by trade dispute

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.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Org RelationshipJul 16, 2018Maxar acquires robotics firm Neptec for $32 million

Neptec supplied Canadian Space Agency-funded instruments for the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space AgencyTechnical ProductJul 16, 2018Maxar acquires robotics firm Neptec for $32 million

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.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Org RelationshipJun 15, 2018Hearing identifies wide range of causes for NASA cost and schedule woes

Maxar is building a three-satellite Radarsat constellation mission for the Canadian Space Agency scheduled to launch in late 2018.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Org RelationshipMay 30, 2018Geospatial industry exploiting radar, RF data for maritime security and disaster response

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.

Mentioned as: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)Org RelationshipMay 9, 2018DigitalGlobe brings WorldView-4 imagery into SecureWatch, prepares to add Radarsat-2 data
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