| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
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.
| Canadian Space Agency | news releases
The Government of Canada recognizes the valuable contributions of the nation's researchers as they continue to explore new frontiers in science. Today, Canadian-built technology launched on board a NASA spacecraft that is en route to a mysterious asteroid named Bennu.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
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.
| Canadian Space Agency | news releases
In early September, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School in Calgary will become the first Canadian high school to fly experiments onboard a stratospheric balloon as part of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA's) Stratos Program. These students will join fellow Canadian scientists and university-level students to test and validate technologies that could lead to tomorrow's innovations.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On August 25, 2016, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will host a virtual technical briefing on Canada's role in OSIRIS-REx, the first NASA-led mission to return an asteroid sample to Earth.
| Canadian Space Agency | news releases
Last night at 23:56 (EDT), Canada's Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) was launched successfully by the Indian Space Research Organisation, from Sriharikota, India, along with another Canadian satellite owned by GHGSat Inc.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On June 21, Canada's Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) will launch aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Also on board will be the first demonstration satellite of the Canadian company GHGSat.
| Canadian Space Agency | news releases
Have you ever wanted to go to space? The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants you! Today, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Minister responsible for the CSA, launched Canada's fourth astronaut recruitment campaign.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On Friday, June 17, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will make an announcement on the future of the Canadian astronaut program.
| Canadian Space Agency | news releases
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is proud to announce that one of its former executives, Dr. David Kendall, has been appointed to chair the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) for the next two years. This is the first time that a Canadian will chair the Committee.
