On January 31, Tim Haltigin, Planetary Senior Mission Scientist at the Canadian Space Agency, will be at Brown Junior Public School to talk to 450 students about the Mars 2020 mission and the search for signs of past life on Mars.
Over the next few weeks, Canadian teams competing in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a competition to develop new technologies to produce food for future space missions, will meet with members of the jury to present their prototypes.
On December 15 at 6:46 a.m. ET, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Media representatives can watch live coverage of the launch on NASA TV starting at 6:00 a.m. ET.
During the week of November 28, seven Canadian CubeSat Project teams are expected at the Canadian Space Agency to complete the final steps in preparation of their CubeSats for launch. This important milestone confirms that their miniature satellites are qualified to be launched into space and deployed from the International Space Station.
On November 22 at 3:54 p.m. ET, two CubeSats designed and built by Canadian students, LORIS from Dalhousie University and ORCASat from the University of Victoria, will launch to the International Space Station. These student teams were the first from the Canadian CubeSat Project to finalize preparations of their miniature satellites in June 2022 at the Canadian Space Agency, in advance of their journey to the ISS.
At 12:07 a.m. on November 14, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are scheduled to launch for the first time, as part of the Artemis I mission to the Moon
NASA is inviting media to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to witness the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, scheduled for no earlier than December 5.
On October 18, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will make an announcement about Canada's contribution to an international Earth observation mission.
On October 20 and 21, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be in Vancouver to talk about space exploration and his experience as an astronaut. He will also introduce a new initiative for youth.
NASA is assessing readiness for a September 27 launch attempt of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as part of the Artemis I mission to the Moon. If confirmed, the Canadian Space Agency will host a special launch viewing event at its headquarters.