News Archive / Tagged: Canada
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NASA, Canada assign astronauts to Artemis 2 Moon mission
Derek RichardsonApril 3rd, 2023The Artemis 2 astronauts were announced in Houston, marking the first time in the 21st century a human crew has been assigned to fly a mission to the Moon.
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Canadian Minister speaks in Houston ahead of Artemis 2 crew announcement
Sean CostelloApril 3rd, 2023On the eve of the wildly anticipated Artemis 2 crew announcement, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, met with Canadian media at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
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Canada joins NASA’s Lunar Gateway project
Derek RichardsonMarch 1st, 2019Having partnered with the U.S. in its space ambitions for decades, Canada committed to continue that relationship by joining NASA's Lunar Gateway project.
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Long March 11 lifts off from Jiuquan with six small satellites
Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 19th, 2018China’s light-lift Long March 11 booster took to the skies on Friday, January 19, tasked with the delivery of six small satellites into orbit.
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Rokot launcher blasts off with Russian Geo-IK-2 geodesy satellite
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 4th, 2016Russia successfully launched a Rokot booster on Saturday, June 4, carrying the country’s latest geodesy satellite. The spacecraft, named Geo-IK-2 No.12, lifted off at 10:00 a.m. EDT (14:00 GMT) from Site 133/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
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Russia to launch Geo-IK-2 satellite on Saturday amid protests in Canada
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 4th, 2016Russia is gearing up to launch its newest Geo-IK-2 geodesy satellite atop a Rokot booster on Saturday, June 4. Launch preparations are underway – despite voices of concern being raised in Canada about the rocket's toxic fuel possibly polluting the waters near Ellesmere Island.