Today, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will take part in a Skype question and answer session live from Houston. He will speak to the students about his journey, what it takes to become an astronaut and life in space.
From now to November 18, 2016, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is leading CanMars 2016, a Mars sample return simulation mission set in the Utah desert, one of the most realistic "planetary exploration" settings accessible on Earth.
On October 20, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will meet with students from FACE School, a one-of-a-kind institution that puts a strong emphasis on the arts.
On October 19, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be at the University of Calgary, in Alberta, to take part in an announcement related to science research on board the International Space Station (ISS).
On October 17, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit, Nunavut, to present an educational tool designed to help students better understand the role space and satellites play in their daily lives.
On October 15, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Jasper, Alberta, the world's largest accessible Dark Sky Preserve, to take part in the town's Dark Sky Festival. Members of the public will hear him discuss about space exploration, astronomy and the career of astronaut.
From October 11 to 13, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Mississauga and Toronto, Ontario, to meet with students and members of the general public. He will give presentations about his journey and what it takes to become an astronaut, and take part in a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Trek Talk series.
On September 23 and 24, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Kingston, Ontario, to meet with university students and the public. He will also tour his alma mater, the Royal Military College of Canada, for the 25th anniversary of the Space Science program from which he graduated.
The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to launch on September 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA's) contribution is an advanced laser system known as the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA). The mission will help answer fundamental questions about how our solar system formed and how life began, and it will give us a better understanding of one of the most potentially hazardous asteroids known to humanity.