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.
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Agency TypeNational civilian space agency 1 Founded Year HeadquartersJohn H. Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 1 HeadJean-Claude Piedboeuf (Acting President, since July 2026) 2 Annual BudgetCA$615.4 million (fiscal year 2023) 1 Connections
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Hadfield is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut; in December 2012 he became the first Canadian to command a spacecraft, taking command of the ISS.
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Jeremy Hansen is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, selected in 2009 and assigned to Artemis II.
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Operated jointly with NASA aboard the Space Shuttle; Canadian Space Agency oversight is the Canadian side of that partnership.
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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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- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
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Wikimedia FoundationCanadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - lead summary
The act received royal assent on May 10, 1990, and came into force on December 14, 1990.
Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - agency type
Canada's national space agency
Canadian Space Agency, infobox (budget)
Annual budget CA$615.4 million (2023)
Operates: International Space Station, Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - ISS robotics
Canadarm2 (SSRMS), Dextre (SPDM), mobile base system (MBS) and multiple robotics workstations that together make up the Mobile Servicing System on the ISS.
Associated With: Chris Hadfield, Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - Hadfield command
First Canadian commander of a spacecraft, first Canadian Commander of a permanent ISS crew
Operates: Canadarm, Canadarm article, builder and operator section
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency jointly operated it
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- Associated With: Jeremy Hansen, Wikipedia: Jeremy Hansen, lead section
View the Source 2. Canadian Space Agency: Acting President Biography (Jean-Claude Piedboeuf)
Canadian Space AgencyJean-Claude Piedboeuf biography pageQuote, Jean-Claude Piedboeuf biography page
Jean-Claude was appointed as Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in July 2026.
Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia)
Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - headquarters
John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec
Canadian Space Agency, lead section (alias)
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; French: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada
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He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency, from September 1, 2008, to February 1, 2013.
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Robert "Bob" Brent Thirsk, (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian retired engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut.
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Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945, April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut.
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She worked as a research scientist before joining the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in 1992 as a member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps.
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Dafydd "Dave" Rhys Williams (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author and retired CSA astronaut.
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David Saint-Jacques (Quebec French: [davɪd sẽɪ̯̃nʒã(ŋ)k̚], French pronunciation: [david sɛ̃ʒak]; born 6 January 1970) is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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He was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Astronaut Group, along with Jenni Gibbons.
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She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Group alongside Joshua Kutryk.
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Spacefacts.deOperates: Michael McKay, Astronaut biography pageView the Source Chris Hadfield (Wikipedia)
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Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut.
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Associated With: Michael McKay, Infobox, type (associated-with)View the Source Jeremy Hansen (Wikipedia)
Operates: Jeremy Hansen, Lead paragraph, operated-byQuote, Operates: Jeremy Hansen, Lead paragraph, operated-by
Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and retired CSA astronaut.
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