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Apogee October 2010
The Canadian Space Agency awards a contract for Mars exploration technologies
September 22, 2010 - The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a contract valued at $6 million (CAD) to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to develop a terrestrial prototype of a science rover for Mars exploration.
The Northern Lights Live Online
Launched on September 20, 2010 The AuroraMAX online observatory began streaming Canada's northern lights live over the Internet providing to the world-wide web a new window on the Universe.
Guiding Light: The Canadian Space Agency "Eyes" Hubble's Successor
In early September 2010, the Canadian Space Agency has delivered a test unit of its contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope, successor of the Hubble Space Telescope, to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
The 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class visit the Canadian Space Agency
As a part of their basic training program, the NASA astronaut candidates are participating in familiarization visits of partner space agencies. On Friday, September 10, Canadian astronaut candidates David Saint-Jacques and Jeremy Hansen and their colleagues were at the John H. Chapman Space Centre, in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.
Events of Interest
Science Funfest
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Conquest of Space in Images
Until October 24, 2010
Cosmomania
Until December 12, 2010
Canada's Stellar Space Achievements
Until January 2011
Previous events:
61st International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress
September 27 - October 1, 2010
The ice island that calved from the Petermann glacieris breaking apart
September 11, 2010
