Canadian Space Agency

• Canadarm2 damaged by ‘lucky strike’ from space junk in orbit

  Speeding space junk punched a hole through the International Space Station's robotic arm, the CSA says.

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  Jun 2
• Canada wants to put a rover on the moon in the next 5 years

  In December the government signed an deal with the U.S. to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon as part of an effort to establish a new space station above the lunar surface.

  Canada

  May 26
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• Overcrowded orbit: how space tech is helping direct traffic around Earth

  $9.9 million is being set aside by the Canadian government for the next generation of observational satellites. But is enough being done to protect those valuable resources?

  Tech

  Apr 28
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• Canadian astronaut Zooms into Saskatchewan classrooms

  Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen visited some Saskatchewan students with a couple of virtual presentations that included some Q&A.

  Education

  Mar 9
• Saskatchewan scientist leads team helping in Mars sample return mission

  A Canora, Sask. man is helping lead a team of scientists in the decade-long mission to bring rock and soil samples back to Earth from Mars.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• Canadian Space Agency using satellites to track endangered right whales

  Canada is giving a total of $5.3 million over three years to five companies for a series of projects to help protect the endangered species.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• Canada poised to unveil ‘significant’ role in upcoming NASA Artemis lunar mission

  NASA put the first men on the moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s but the Artemis mission marks the first attempt to return to the lunar surface, with plans to stay.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
• Canadian Space Agency set to get first female president as space race gains steam

  'It's a new era,' said president Lisa Campbell on Space X, private partnerships and no rules.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2020
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• Western University to host night celebrating women and non-binary astronomers

  Western University will be marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with an event on Feb. 11.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2020
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• Canada’s newest astronauts finish basic training at NASA in Texas

  Joshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, who both hail from Alberta, graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will be part of the next generation of space explorers hoping to return to Earth's satellite and beyond.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2020