https://spacewatch.global/tag/canadian-space-agency/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:49:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/canadian-space-agency/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/esa-and-canada-sign-agreement-on-the-exchange-of-classified-information-around-strategic-space-domains/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73130 ESA and Canada have signed a classified information exchange agreement, enabling closer collaboration on space surveillance, disaster response, and security technologies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/nasa-begins-fueling-test-for-sls-rocket-as-it-conducts-wet-dress-rehearsal-for-artemis-ii-mission/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71359 NASA has begun the countdown for the Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Mission at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, as the Agency conducts the fueling test for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The test will run the launch team through a full range of operations, including loading cryogenic liquid propellant into the SLS rocket’s tanks, conducting a launch countdown, demonstrating the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and draining the tanks to practice scrub procedures. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/from-partnership-to-policy-canada-reaffirms-strategic-role-in-esas-evolving-space-agenda/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65677 In a reaffirmation of long-standing transatlantic collaboration, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have renewed their cooperation agreement through 2030, signaling not only operational continuity but deeper strategic alignment in an increasingly competitive and contested space environment. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/canadensys-is-collaborating-with-ksat-towards-canadian-lunar-rover-mission/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65605 Canadensys Aerospace and KSAT are collaborating for communication services to support Canada’s first Lunar Rover. For this, KSAT will leverage its network of very large aperture antennas to provide direct to Earth communications from the Lunar surface.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/spire-global-partners-ororatech-for-canadian-wildfire-constellation/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63800 Spire Global (Canada) is partnering with OroraTech to fulfil a CAD 72 million contract from the Government of Canada, to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor all active wildfires in Canada from space as part of Canada’s WildFireSat mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/artemis-ii-astronauts-conduct-launch-day-demonstration/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51304 The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program have successfully completed the first in a series of integrated ground system tests at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for their mission around the Moon. To prepare for their trip to space, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, practiced the procedures they would undergo on launch day.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/spacewatchgl-summer-reading-the-wonders-of-micro-g-medicine-1/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50147 Back in the 70’s, the Japanese space agency JAXA run an experiment called the Japanese Cat's Whisker Experiment. It took place aboard Skylab between May 1973 and February 1974, the same year Pink Floyd released “The Dark Side of the Moon”. Contrary to what you might think, it did not involve cats.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/ororatech-and-spire-global-partner-to-tackle-wildfires-for-csa/ Thu, 11 May 2023 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48602 OroraTech, a German aerospace company, announced they are partnering with Spire Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-a-conversation-with-hira-nadeem/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47636 In a recent episode of Space Café Canada, Dr. Jessica West interviewed Hira Nadeem, a Space Systems Engineer at Planet Labs and co-founder of Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation, which provides internship and mentorship opportunities for students in Canada to support a more inclusive space industry. They discussed Hira's journey into the space industry, her experience working in both Canada and the United States, her initiatives to create opportunities for Canadian students from all backgrounds in space-related fields, and the need for industry to pursue talent recruitment and retention through more intentional designs that nurture diversity from young hires through leadership positions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/canada-announces-plans-for-commercial-space-launch/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46161 The Canadian Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, and the President of the Canadian Space Agency, Lisa Campbell, have announced the Government of Canada’s intention to support commercial space launch activities in Canada. As a result, the Canadian Government also announced measures it would take in the interim and in the future to facilitate the goal. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-with-dr-jessica-west-on-27-january-2023/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46143 This Space Café Canada will feature Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada , an industry association representing Canada’s space innovators, allied industries, and ecosystem to convey the value of space technology, research, and investment to domestic and international audiences, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/07/russia-will-leave-the-international-space-station-after-2024/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42316 Yuri Borisov, head of the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, said the country will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) program after 2024 to focus on building its own orbiting station. The announcement was made less than two weeks after Roscosmos and NASA signed a seat exchange agreement on spacecraft traveling to and from the station.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/ghgsat-joins-esas-third-party-mission-programme/ Wed, 25 May 2022 07:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41135 High-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring company GHGSat, has joined ESA’s prestigious Third Party Mission Programme, ESA said. The company will share data from its fleet of commercial satellites with Earth science and climate change researchers free of charge.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-economy-of-environmental-sustainability/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39008 In August 2021 Canada registered over 7,500 wildfires, burning more than 2.5 million hectares of forest. This is projected to double by 2050 due to climate change. Fire management agencies in this country invest between $800 million to $1.4 billion annually to prevent wildfires.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/jwst-launch-rescheduled-for-24th-december/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38018 NASA and the ESA have rescheduled the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) for 24th December due to a communication problem between the spacecraft and ground equipment. JWST was placed on top of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket over a week ago as part of launch preparations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/uk-and-canada-to-share-space-activities-and-data/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36905 The UK Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on joint activities and information sharing on space, the British High Commission Ottawa reported. The MOU was signed in Dubai at the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2021).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/57-days-until-the-launch-of-jwst/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36628 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is currently undergoing final checks after a successful arrival at the ESA launch Facility in Kourou French Guiana. Its launch is still scheduled for 18th December 2021, on an Ariane 5 rocket. The operational preparations of the world’s largest and most complex space science observatory will take two months in total.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-recap-does-space-need-more-canada/ Mon, 10 May 2021 13:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32642 Space Café Canada is hosted by our friend Dr. Jessica West, a Senior Researcher at the Canadian peace and security research institute, Project Ploughshares. Does space need more Canada? Her first guest was Dr. David Kendall. Dr. Kendall is a remarkable leader in the space community both here in Canada and internationally.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/eight-nations-signed-artemis-accords-nasas-bridenstine-says/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27207&preview=true&preview_id=27207 Eight nations signed Artemis accords, NASA's Bridenstine says]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/nasa-announces-new-james-webb-space-telescope-target-launch-date/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24404&preview=true&preview_id=24404 NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.]]>