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Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) – developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and designed to find and lock onto cosmic targets – recently captured a view of stars and galaxies that provides a tantalizing glimpse at what the telescope's science instruments will reveal in the coming weeks, months, and years.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
Rediscover the majesty of Canada's vast and varied landscapes through the eyes of those who use satellites to explore Earth. Organizations from across the country created stunning satellite images that showcase the natural beauty of our national parks — not a typical order for companies used to treating satellite data for scientific or commercial use.
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Demain, des étudiants de l’Université de Victoria et de l'Université Dalhousie seront à l'Agence spatiale canadienne pour finir de préparer leur CubeSat en vue du lancement. Ce sont les premiers participants de l'Initiative canadienne CubeSats à franchir cette étape majeure : leur satellite miniature a passé les tests de qualification préalables à la mise en orbite, qui se fera depuis la Station spatiale internationale.
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One of the James Webb Space Telescope's four primary scientific instruments, the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), has completed post-launch preparations and is now ready to begin scientific operations.
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On June 14, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be at the Discovery Centre to speak with a group of students about space exploration and his life as an astronaut.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On June 8 and 9, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be in Edmonton, sharing about space exploration and his life as an astronaut.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
The Canadian Space Agency is funding seven concept studies proposed by Canadian companies to tackle the challenges of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon. This work will help develop capabilities and determine potential Canadian infrastructure contributions on the Moon's surface.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
Once each of Webb's instruments, including CSA's Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), have been calibrated and tested, the first images and spectroscopic observations will be made.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
The Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada have selected the 20 semi-finalists for the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge, a competition to develop innovative healthcare technologies for people living in remote communities now, and crews on long-duration space missions in the future.
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Today at 12:00 p.m. ET, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk will give a virtual presentation to over 2000 kids across Canada as part of Future City Showcase. He will talk about his experience as an astronaut and the future of space exploration.
