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Canadian Space Agency

Space agency of Canada

asc-csa.gc.ca/eng

Grants since 2016
1 290
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
CAD 281.3M
Funded works, last 5 years
2 059
Funded works, all time
7 487

Grants

2016 · research · Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

This project entitled « On-Orbit Technology Demonstration of Sub-wavelength Antireflection Surface (SWAS) for CubeSat Solar Power Production Increase » from this project, a CubeSat payload will be developed to engineer and test the flight-ready solar power payload, demonstrate the technology on a CubeSat for on-orbit demonstration, and analyze the on-orbit data to validate the performance. Therefore, the principal technology development activity is to design, characterize and operate a technolo

York University

CAD 200k

2016 · research · Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

The threat of orbital debris impacting an operating satellite or manned spacecraft is a significant cause for concern to today's space community and a national concern for Canada's space assets. With the years, Canada's and world's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) needs are exponentially growing. To date, the U.S. military maintains the world's most extensive orbital tracking network, . Canada is actively contributing to this international space surveillance system through programs such as SAPP

Norstar Space Data Inc.

CAD 971.7k

2016 · research · Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

This project is supported within the framework of a Canadian Space Agency Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Space Exploration Science Definition Studies. The focus of this award is ‘MICRO life detection platforms for Mars Sample Return Protocols and Planetary Protection'. The project will be co-ordinated with a CSA-led Analogue Mission deployment.

McGill University

CAD 35k