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Canada soars into space with new moon and ISS astronaut missions

Canada sent its first astronaut to space in 1984. Nearly 40 years later, the Canadian Space Agency is riding a surge of funding, propelling astronauts to the moon and the ISS alongside major space projects.

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Medical emergencies will happen in deep space. Here's how Canada is getting ready

As the Canadian government readies for liftoff of human moon missions, it asked five teams Tuesday (Nov. 21) to show off their tech ideas for deep-space medicine.

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Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission

The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.

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Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments today (Nov. 22). Here's how to watch it live.

The Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments on Nov. 22, just 6 months after astronaut Jeremy Hansen received a moon mission for Artemis 2.

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Watch NASA build Artemis 2 astronaut moon rocket boosters ahead of 2024 launch (video)

A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.

Space

This Canadian satellite was supposed to last 2 years in space. It's now celebrating 20

The Canadian Space Agency's Scisat is a valuable hunter of climate change evidence, producing big-name publications in Nature and Science recently despite its advanced age.

Space

What 1st Canadian astronaut on moon mission is learning from his crewmates (exclusive)

Canada's Jeremy Hansen is gearing up for his first spaceflight — the Artemis 2 moon mission. Here's what he's learning from his three veteran NASA crewmates.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is on track, but questions remain about Artemis 3

The heat shield for the Orion spacecraft is the only serious concern on NASA's Artemis 2 to-do list right now. But the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission has more open questions.

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Artemis 2 moon mission practice recovered crew from an Orion spacecraft at sea

Artemis 2's moon astronauts will need a big team of people to bring them home after arriving on Earth. The ambitious goal: To bring the astronauts from spacecraft to med bay in 2 hours.

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See Artemis 2 moon astronauts train with US Navy for Orion splashdown (photos, video)

The Artemis 2 astronauts are practicing for their big splashdown day after returning from a round-the-moon mission in 2024.

Space

Rusty Arctic rocks could help us understand water on Mars (photos)

Researchers in Canada's high Arctic are on a hunt for rusty rocks similar to those found on Mars. Their goal is to train researchers for future moon and Red Planet expeditions.

Space

Aurora colors: What causes them and why do they vary?

Auroras can appear green, pink, dark red, blue, purple and even yellow! But why?

Space

How Artemis 2 moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen helped find a rare crater on Earth

A surprise crater find in Saskatchewan may pay off big for Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who was on the expedition. He may see a similar crater type on the moon.

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Winter is coming: Artemis 2 moon mission gets boost from Canadian cold

Canada will be only the second country to send a person around the moon. The country's experience dealing with cold helped space technology get there, its leader says.

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Jeremy Hansen: Artemis 2 Canadian astronaut will fly around the moon

Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to leave low Earth orbit on a moon mission.

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Artemis 2 moon mission will lift companies, top Canadian space official says

The Canadian government minister responsible for space, François-Philippe Champagne, says the benefits of space will help a country already known for remote, harsh environments.

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Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

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Meet Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian astronaut on board Artemis 2 moon mission

Learn all about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will fly on the historic Artemis 2 moon mission with three NASA colleagues.

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NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

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Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

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Artemis 2's Canadian astronaut got their moon mission seat with 'potato salad'

It took four years of negotiations for Canada to get a seat aboard Artemis 2, the mission that will send four astronauts around the moon in 2024. Here's how it happened.

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The Canadian Space Agency's new logo is refreshingly different...

... and very Canadian.

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NASA Finds the Culprit Behind a Webb Telescope Malfunction: Powerful Cosmic Rays

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency suspect that a cosmic ray strike is to blame for an anomaly on the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Conversation

Canada's space technology and innovations are a crucial contribution to the Artemis missions

Fifty years ago this month was the last time humans walked on the surface of the moon, during the Apollo 17 mission. NASA recently took the first major step in returning humans to the moon with the Artemis I mission.

The Conversation

The Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from Mars to bring back to Earth

Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich fluids and may also be influenced by biological processes.

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