Canada Space Program
The mandate of the canadian space agency is to promote the peaceful use and development of space to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for canadians.
Canada space program. After providing the canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981 canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program. Agence spatiale canadienne asc is the national space agency of canada established in 1990 by the canadian space agency act. More than 30 canadian and british engineers who worked on the now mythic supersonic fighter jet were snapped up by the space task group at nasa s facility in langley virginia.
The agency is responsible to the minister of innovation science and economic development. Build spacecraft fly them and try to help the kerbals fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space. The space agency selected 15 teams including 37 participating organizations to ready a cubesat for launch to the international space station in 2021 or.
The president is lisa campbell who took the position september 3 2020. 7 led by students for the exploration and development of space seds canada. Developer insights 6 kerbals the first new look.
Little known outside the confines of the canadian space agency csa and innovation science and economic development canada ised are changes which came into effect on august 31st to the top level organizational structure of canada s space agency. Since then canadian astronauts have commanded the international space station flown as copilots on spacecraft and even held senior roles within nasa. Oct 09 2020.
The canadian space agency established in 1989 is responsible for coordinating all government funded space activities in canada. Those changes are designed to meet the needs of key programs and the growing importance within government of the space program. Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration.
National aeronautics and space administration nasa according to rob godwin space curator of the canadian air and space conservancy. Introducing kerbal space program create and manage your own space program. The canadian space agency csa.