Canada's national space agency, established by an act that received royal assent on 10 May 1990 and took effect 14 December 1990, headquartered at the John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec. Best known for the Canadarm family of robotic manipulators: Canadarm flew on the Space Shuttle, and Canadarm2, Dextre and the Mobile Base System together make up the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station. In December 2012 astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to command a spacecraft, taking charge of the ISS.
Facts
Agency TypeNational civilian space agency 1 Founded Year HeadquartersJohn H. Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 1 Annual BudgetCA$615.4 million (fiscal year 2023) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Hadfield is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut; in December 2012 he became the first Canadian to command a spacecraft, taking command of the ISS.
Operates
Operated jointly with NASA aboard the Space Shuttle; Canadian Space Agency oversight is the Canadian side of that partnership.
Canada is an ISS international partner; the Canadian Space Agency provides and operates the station's Mobile Servicing System (Canadarm2, Dextre, the Mobile Base System).
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The act received royal assent on May 10, 1990, and came into force on December 14, 1990.
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John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec
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Canada's national space agency
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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; French: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada
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Annual budget CA$615.4 million (2023)
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Canadarm2 (SSRMS), Dextre (SPDM), mobile base system (MBS) and multiple robotics workstations that together make up the Mobile Servicing System on the ISS.
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First Canadian commander of a spacecraft, first Canadian Commander of a permanent ISS crew
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NASA and the Canadian Space Agency jointly operated it
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