Canadian Space Agency

• Alberta teen set to represent Western Canada at International Space School

  Sixteen-year-old Thomas Toombes has been chosen as the 2026 Western Canada delegate to attend the International Space School in Houston this summer.

  Apr 10
  
• Artemis II breaks distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse

  The Canadian and three Americans taking part in NASA's Artemis II lunar mission have now travelled the farthest distance from Earth than any other human.

  World

  Apr 6
  
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• Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia

  Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport.

  Politics

  Mar 16
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• Canadian studies set to be conducted on ISS. What to know

  The studies will examine such things as astronauts' mental health and how their bodies adapt to microgravity and cope with space anemia.

  Science

  Oct 28, 2025
• Canadian, European space agencies reaffirm relations amid political, economic anxiety

  The director general of the European Space Agency said economic uncertainty and global conflict are pushing Europe's space sector to reassert links with allies.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2025
• Alberta town’s residents hope to share name with lunar rover

  The Canadian Space Agency is seeking a moniker for the four-wheeled, one-metre-tall robot set to scour for water and other resources on the moon -- and is putting it to a vote.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2024
• ‘Autonomous’ health-care: Quebec group turns to astronauts in new pilot

  The West Island regional health board launched a pilot project that is using technologies being developed for astronauts in space.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2024
• ‘We’ve started yelling louder’: UNB scientists try to contact unresponsive satellite

  In the last few days before a New Brunswick satellite vaporizes, researchers aren't giving up. They're fighting to make contact before it's too late.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2024
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• Space debris is an ‘increasing issue’ for Earth. What Canada is doing now

  The Canadian Space Agency says it takes the issue of space debris 'very seriously' after a piece of orbital junk was recently discovered in rural Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  May 27, 2024
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• Ex-CSA engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm

  Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024