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NASA teleconference for Starliner Crew Flight Test to the ISS

| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories

On April 25, NASA will host two media opportunities in preparation for the Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. This mission will test the capabilities of the Starliner system.


CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk to give virtual presentation to schools across Canada

| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories

Tomorrow, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will give a virtual presentation to nearly 4,000 Canadian students in grades 5 to 12 to talk about space exploration, his astronaut career and Starliner-1, his first mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).


Deep Space Food Challenge winner: Growing ideas on Earth to feed astronauts on the Moon

| Canadian Space Agency | news releases

Following a three-year competition, the Canadian Space Agency announced Vancouver-based Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. (Ecoation) as the winner of the Deep Space Food Challenge. As the Canadian grand prize winner, Ecoation will receive $380,000 for their CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System, designed to operate in remote environments like outer space and northern regions.


Once-in-a-lifetime event: Total solar eclipse

| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques, will participate in events in Montreal and Niagara Falls to highlight a rare celestial event, the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.


Deep Space Healthcare Challenge winner: Addressing medical emergencies in space and on Earth

| Canadian Space Agency | news releases

Following a competition spanning over two years, the winner of the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge, run by the Canadian Space Agency and the Privy Council Office’s Impact Canada, has been selected. Montreal-based MD Applications will receive $500,000 in grant funding as the grand prize winner. Their EZResus solution is already helping save lives on Earth and holds great potential for diagnosis and medical emergencies in space.


Canadian technologies heading to the Moon

| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories

Earlier today, the Intuitive Machines-1 (IM-1) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Canadian technologies. IM 1, developed under the Artemis program, is headed to the Moon. If the landing is successful, these will be the first Canadian technologies to be operated on the Moon since the Apollo missions.


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2017-05-26