CSA astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons, along with the rest of their Artemis II crewmates, had the chance to view segments of the SLS rocket, as well as the Orion capsule that will take the prime crew around the Moon. Jeremy shares his excitement live from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A Canadian photon detector module that was designed, assembled, and programmed at the University of Waterloo recently launched to the ISS on NASA's SpaceX CRS-31 commercial resupply mission.

WildFireSat is the first government-owned satellite mission set to monitor all active wildfires across Canada on a daily basis. This Canadian mission will consist of a constellation of seven microsatellites that will provide timely, essential data to track fire activity and support fire management efforts.

Since its inception in November 2000, the Charter has played a crucial role in coordinating global satellite resources to support emergency responses. It provides free, rapid access to satellite imagery to support rescue and emergency responders around the world and has repeatedly shown the power of international collaboration in addressing natural and man-made disasters. As of January 30, 2025, 943 disasters have been imaged by contributing satellites in 136 countries worldwide.

In November 2024, as part of the CRS-31 mission, flight controllers remotely manoeuvred Canadarm2 and Dextre to extract a payload from the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship's trunk (CRS-31) and install it on the International Space Station. This animation was developed in preparation for the operation and shows just how complex robotic tasks can be.

Following an announcement of opportunity published in August 2022, the CSA recently awarded over $1.4 million in contribution to QEYnet (Maple, Ontario) for the demonstration of a low-cost, Earth-to-space quantum key distribution (QKD) technology. QEYnet is developing a solution to address these issues by using QKD, which leverages the quantum properties of individual light energy particles, also known as photons, to generate encryption keys that are mathematically guaranteed to resist undetected eavesdropping.

CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk talks about his passion for flying, which began in his childhood. He tells the story of two brothers who dreamed of flying together and built cardboard airplanes while waiting to realize their dream.

CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk talks about the International Space Station (ISS) and its importance in terms of science and exploration. The ISS is a key stepping stone for future deep-space missions.

We are thrilled to introduce Tomatosphere Adventure, the latest learning activity from Let's Talk Science! This Minecraft Education game was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and Logics Academy. It blends elements of our well-loved Tomatosphere program with new learning opportunities to spark the curiosity of the next generation of scientists!

Humanity is going back to the Moon, and Canada is part of this exciting journey. Among our many projects related to lunar exploration, a first Canadian rover is set to explore the South Pole of the Moon. It will demonstrate innovative key technologies, gather scientific information, and search for water in the form of ice. What should we name this space robot? The CSA wants its name to be representative of the mission or to allude to Canada's legacy or future in space. The rover will be the first in a series of anticipated lunar rovers, and its name should be inspiring! The CSA is calling on Canadians of all ages to help find this cutting-edge space robot the most suitable name among these top finalists.