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abbreviation
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ASC
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abbreviation
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CSA
self-linksurface differs
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collaboratesWith
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Canadian aerospace industry
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collaboratesWith
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Canadian universities
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coordinatesWith
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European Space Agency
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coordinatesWith
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Indian Space Research Organisation
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coordinatesWith
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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coordinatesWith
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NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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coordinatesWith
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Russian space agency
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country
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Canada
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fieldOfWork
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Earth observation
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fieldOfWork
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microgravity research
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fieldOfWork
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satellite communications
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fieldOfWork
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space exploration
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fieldOfWork
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space robotics
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fieldOfWork
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space science
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fieldOfWork
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space technology development
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formedBy
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merger of National Research Council space activities and Department of Communications space activities
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foundedBy
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Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
Government of Canada
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headquartersLocation
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Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
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surface form:
Longueuil, Quebec
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headquartersLocation
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Saint-Hubert, Quebec
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inception
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1989
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instanceOf
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government agency
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instanceOf
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space agency
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jurisdiction
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Canada
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legalBasis
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Canadian Space Agency Act
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legalForm
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federal agency
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locatedInTimeZone
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Eastern Time Zone
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mission
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to advance the knowledge of space through science
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mission
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to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians
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mission
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to promote the peaceful use and development of space
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nativeName
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Canadian Space Agency
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surface form:
Agence spatiale canadienne
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notableWork
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Alouette satellites
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notableWork
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Canadarm
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notableWork
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Canadarm2
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notableWork
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Dextre robotic manipulator
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notableWork
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NEOSSat
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notableWork
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RADARSAT Constellation Mission
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notableWork
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RADARSAT-1
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notableWork
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RADARSAT-2
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notableWork
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SCISAT-1
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officialLanguage
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English
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officialLanguage
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French
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operates
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Canadian Astronaut Corps
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parentOrganization
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Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
Government of Canada
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parentOrganization
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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participatesIn
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International Space Station program
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responsibleFor
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Canada’s civil space program
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responsibleFor
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Canadian space policy implementation
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sector
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civil space program
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trains
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Canadian astronauts
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website
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https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca
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