News Archive / Tagged: Canadian Space Agency
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Russia agrees to extend International Space Station operations
Derek RichardsonMay 1st, 2023All five of the International Space Station partner agencies have now agreed to operate the outpost through at least 2028.
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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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James Webb Space Telescope shows universe in unprecedented detail
Theresa CrossJuly 12th, 2022Witness the imaging power of this fully calibrated and operational James Webb Space Telescope! NASA releases the observatory's first science photos.
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Webb telescope’s first full-color photos coming next month
Theresa CrossJune 15th, 2022The 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.
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James Webb Space Telescope sees first light, takes ‘selfie’
Theresa CrossFebruary 12th, 2022Over 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.
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James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbital destination
Theresa CrossJanuary 26th, 2022NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination after a 30-day trek that began on Christmas Day.
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NASA’s $10B James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed in space
Theresa CrossJanuary 9th, 2022Some two weeks after its Christmas Day launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finished unfolding itself into its final configuration.
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The James Webb Space Telescope finally launches into space
Theresa CrossDecember 25th, 2021After 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.
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International Space Station robotic arm struck by space debris
Theresa CrossMay 31st, 2021During 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.
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CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks on Crew Dragon, Demo-2
Sean CostelloMay 27th, 2020On 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.
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Twelve features on asteroid Bennu get official names
Laurel KornfeldMarch 24th, 2020Twelve 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.
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Soyuz MS-11 trio returns to Earth after 7 months in space
Derek RichardsonJune 25th, 2019Three International Space Station crew members returned to Earth in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft, bringing an end to their 204-day mission.
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Going back to Cali! SpaceX launches RADARSAT for Canadian Space Agency
Jason RhianJune 12th, 2019LOMPOC, 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.
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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.
