The Canadian Space Agency was created in 1989 to bring together Canada’s space activities under one organization. Canada’s signature contribution to spaceflight has been robotics: the Canadarm flew on the Space Shuttle, and Canadarm2 helped assemble and maintain the International Space Station.
Beyond Earth orbit, Canada built the laser altimeter that mapped asteroid Bennu for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx. In April 2026, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen flew on Artemis II, becoming the first non-American to travel to the Moon.
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📡 Artemis II splashdown — crew returns safely after 9 days beyond the Moon
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