News Archive / Tagged: Canadian Space Agency

• James Webb Space Telescope shows universe in unprecedented detail

  Theresa CrossJuly 12th, 2022

  Witness the imaging power of this fully calibrated and operational James Webb Space Telescope! NASA releases the observatory's first science photos.

• Webb telescope’s first full-color photos coming next month

  Theresa CrossJune 15th, 2022

  The first full-color photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are set to be released next month as the space observatory readies for its science mission.

• James Webb Space Telescope sees first light, takes ‘selfie’

  Theresa CrossFebruary 12th, 2022

  Over the last week, the James Webb Space Telescope began detecting its first photons of light as it begins a three-month process to align its mirror segments.

• James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbital destination

  Theresa CrossJanuary 26th, 2022

  NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination after a 30-day trek that began on Christmas Day.

• NASA’s $10B James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed in space

  Theresa CrossJanuary 9th, 2022

  Some two weeks after its Christmas Day launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finished unfolding itself into its final configuration.

• The James Webb Space Telescope finally launches into space

  Theresa CrossDecember 25th, 2021

  After 25 years of development, the James Webb Space Telescope has finally launched into space on a mission to look back farther in time than ever before.

• International Space Station robotic arm struck by space debris

  Theresa CrossMay 31st, 2021

  During a routine inspection of the International Space Station on May 12, damage was discovered on the Canadarm2, a nearly 60-foot-long robotic arm on the station.

• CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks on Crew Dragon, Demo-2

  Sean CostelloMay 27th, 2020

  On the morning of SpaceX’s scheduled Demo-2 launch, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen shared his thoughts about the final test flight of Crew Dragon, and what it means to him.

• Twelve features on asteroid Bennu get official names

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 24th, 2020

  Twelve surface features on the asteroid Bennu, imaged by NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) probe from orbit, have been officially named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which regulates the naming of celestial objects and their surface features.

• Soyuz MS-11 trio returns to Earth after 7 months in space

  Derek RichardsonJune 25th, 2019

  Three International Space Station crew members returned to Earth in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft, bringing an end to their 204-day mission.

• Going back to Cali! SpaceX launches RADARSAT for Canadian Space Agency

  Jason RhianJune 12th, 2019

  LOMPOC, Calif. -- SpaceX successfully completed the company's second launch of 2019 from Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 4 East in California. Today's flight continues pushing the company's busy 2019 flight manifest.

• Canada joins NASA’s Lunar Gateway project

  Derek RichardsonMarch 1st, 2019

  Having partnered with the U.S. in its space ambitions for decades, Canada committed to continue that relationship by joining NASA's Lunar Gateway project.

• Gallery: Soyuz FG rocket returns to service with MS-11 flight

  Jason RhianDecember 3rd, 2018

  BAIKONUR COSMODRONE, Kazkhstan. — A crew of three blasted off atop a Soyuz-FG rocket at 6:31 a.m. EST (11:31 GMT) on Dec. 3, 2018, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Nine minutes later, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques were in orbit.

• NASA tests key system of $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope

  Jason RhianOctober 1st, 2018

  A program some 25 years in the making conducted an important test that should ensure that when the long-delayed mission is sent aloft - it will perform flawlessly. With this milestone complete, the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope edges closer to flight.

• SpaceFlight Insider heading to Kazakhstan for Soyuz MS-09 launch coverage

  Derek RichardsonJune 1st, 2018

  Next week, three fresh crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station for a six-month stay as members of the Expedition 56/57 crews. A member the SpaceFlight Insider team is expected to be present in Kazakhstan to cover these events.