| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
The Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) on the James Webb Space Telescope, a mission-critical element designed and built in Canada, was used in tracking mode for the first time as part of the telescope's 18 golden hexagonal mirror alignment process.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, February 11, at 11:00 a.m. ET, to share progress on the alignment of the telescope's mirrors.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On February 2, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will give a presentation on health challenges in space during a conference organized by the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau–Brunswick.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On January 24, the Webb Telescope reached it's destination. It is now orbiting around the Sun at the second Lagrange point, nearly 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth. Today, the telescope's four instruments – including the Canadian Space Agency's Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectograph (NIRISS) – and the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) will be turned on one by one. Functionality checks will be performed over the coming days.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
NASA is inviting a limited number of media to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch of NASA's Artemis I mission, scheduled for March 2022 at earliest.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On January 20, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change,will unveil Canada's strategy for satellite Earth observation, and will make a funding announcement in the Earth observation sector. They will be joined by representatives of the Canadian space sector.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
NASA is inviting a limited number of media to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolling out for the first time. The SLS and Orion will be tested no earlier than mid-February 2022 in preparation for the Artemis I mission.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On December 25, the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space telescope ever built, is planned to launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Media representatives can watch live coverage of the launch on NASA TV starting at 6:00 a.m. ET. The launch is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. ET.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On November 26, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will tour the new exhibition on Earth observation at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Select children and media will be invited to accompany Jeremy on the tour.
| Canadian Space Agency | media advisories
On November 17 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Canadian Space Agency will hold a virtual technical briefing about Canada's role in the James Webb Space Telescope, the most important space observatory of the next decade.
