Chris Hadfield Returns to Space for a Long-duration Mission on the International Space Station: First Canadian Astronaut to serve as Station Commander

The Canadian Space Agency announced on September 2, 2010, that astronaut Chris Hadfield will return to space for a third time and become the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station. Hadfield will launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in December 2012, and take command of the station during the second half of a six-month mission.

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Canadian Space Agency Contributing to 2016 Mars Mission: Joint US-Canadian instrument will search for signs of life

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will share leadership for a new science instrument that will probe the atmosphere of Mars in search of biological sources of methane and signs of life. The MATMOS instrument (Mars Atmospheric Trace Molecule Occultation Spectrometer), is a partnership between the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the CSA and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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The Prime Minister announces support for next generation of satellites: New Phase of RADARSAT will protect Arctic sovereignty, ecosystem and resources

Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced support for the next phase of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), a system of three advanced remote sensing satellites.

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Canadian Space Agency’s annual educator conference

The 2010 edition of the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) annual educator conference was attended by 140 educators representing every region of the country, making this the most highly attended conference in its eight year history.

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Events of Interest

RADARSAT-2 Workshop
September 27 - October 1, 2010

61st International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress
September 27 - October 1, 2010

The Conquest of Space in Images
Until October 2010

Previous Events

COSPAR 2010 Conference
July 18 to 25, 2010

IGARSS Hawaii 2010 Conference
July 25-30, 2010

Tremblant Beneath the Stars
August 13-14 , 2010

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