On January 15, 2025, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket with Canadian technologies on board. During this lunar mission, two Canadian companies that received funding from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will demonstrate their technologies: a 360-degree imaging system on the Blue Ghost lander (Canadensys) and a global lunar navigation system (NGC Aerospace).
On December 5 at 1:00 pm ET, NASA will hold a press conference to discuss the latest updates on the Artemis campaign, including the upcoming Artemis II mission, in which Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will serve as Mission Specialist and as the first Canadian to fly to the Moon.
From November 26 to 28, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is hosting the Aqualunar Challenge Innovator Bootcamp. Open to the Challenge's Canadian semi-finalists and UK finalists, this bootcamp will include expert-led discussions, collaborative workshop sessions, informational seminars, and opportunities for networking between innovators and industry representatives.
Today, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Sameer Zuberi, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, attended the unveiling of a telemedicine hub pilot project at the Pierrefonds CLSC, a local community healthcare service centre in the Montreal area.
On November 25, Sameer Zuberi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, will attend the unveiling of a telemedicine pilot project called "Telehealth Station." Dan Gabay, CEO of the Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Lisa Campbell and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques will also be there.
Today at 2:00 pm, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will give an online presentation to thousands of Canadian students from grades 5 to 12.
On November 13 and 14, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Gibbons will be in Vancouver to talk about the Artemis II mission, for which she is the Canadian backup astronaut. During this mission, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen will become the first Canadian to fly around the Moon.
