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Canadian Space Agency

Also Known As CSA
Space Agencies of Northern America

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 Type
National civilian space agency 1
Founded Year
1990 1
Headquarters
John H. Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 1
Head
Jean-Claude Piedboeuf (Acting President, since July 2026) 2
Annual Budget
CA$615.4 million (fiscal year 2023) 1
Connections

Associated With

Chris Hadfield, Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Hadfield is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut; in December 2012 he became the first Canadian to command a spacecraft, taking command of the ISS.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Jeremy Hansen, Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Jeremy Hansen is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, selected in 2009 and assigned to Artemis II.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Operates

Bjarni Tryggvason, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Bjarni Tryggvason
Canadarm, Spacecraft

Operated jointly with NASA aboard the Space Shuttle; Canadian Space Agency oversight is the Canadian side of that partnership.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Dafydd Williams, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Dafydd Williams
David Saint-Jacques, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: David Saint-Jacques
International Space Station, Spacecraft

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).

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
International Space Station Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Jenni Gibbons, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Jenni Gibbons
Joshua Kutryk, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Joshua Kutryk
Julie Payette, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Julie Payette
Ken Money, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Ken Money
Michael McKay, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Spacefacts.de: Michael J. McKay
Robert Thirsk, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Robert Thirsk
Roberta Bondar, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Roberta Bondar
Steve MacLean, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Steve MacLean
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Canadian 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) - headquarters
    John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec
  • Canadian Space Agency (Wikipedia) - agency type
    Canada's national space agency
  • Canadian Space Agency, lead section (alias)
    The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; French: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada
  • 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
  • Operates: International Space Station Program, Wikipedia: International Space Station programme, lead section
  • 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 page
Quote, Jean-Claude Piedboeuf biography page
Jean-Claude was appointed as Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in July 2026.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Roberta Bondar
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Roberta Bondar, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Steve MacLean
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Steve MacLean, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Ken Money
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Ken Money, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Robert Thirsk
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Robert Thirsk, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Bjarni Tryggvason
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Bjarni Tryggvason, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Julie Payette
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Julie Payette, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Dafydd Williams
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Dafydd Williams, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: David Saint-Jacques
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: David Saint-Jacques, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Joshua Kutryk
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Joshua Kutryk, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Jenni Gibbons
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Jenni Gibbons, Lead sectionView the Source
Spacefacts.de: Michael J. McKay
Spacefacts.deOperates: Michael McKay, Astronaut biography pageView the Source
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