While
@Astro_Kutryk
is supporting NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test from Houston,
@Astro_Jeremy
is at Kennedy Space Center today and tomorrow. Go
#Starliner
!
Learn more about this upcoming launch:
An important milestone today! In preparation for the May 6 launch, the Atlas V rocket, carrying Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, has been transported to the launch pad.
@BoeingSpace
@ulalaunch
@Commercial_Crew
Don't blink! ☄️The
#EtaAquarid
meteor shower will peak in the morning of May 5 and 6. Approximately 10 meteors per hour can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere. These meteors are fast and are known to leave long streaks of light!
📷: Jacek Halicki
We are looking for Engineers in Project Management for a collective staffing process to fill various engineering positions at the CSA in Longueuil, Quebec.
Details:
As a great Jedi Master once said: “That’s no moon. It’s a space station.” To which Luke Skywalker replied: “And it’s a place where ground-breaking discoveries take place for the benefits of all, thanks to collaboration among many nations.”
Did we get that quote right
@MarkHamill
?
Are you a
#Webb
fan? It’s been more than 2 years since its launch, and Canada has played a key role in revealing some of the mysteries of the universe.
Dive into Webb discoveries that Canada has helped make.
Congratulations to the Canadian post-secondary institutions that will receive grants totalling $5M over 3 years to develop Earth observation applications that will address climate change. 👏
Happy
#AsianHeritageMonth
!
This year, we’re celebrating with the theme, Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: Amplifying Asian Canadian Legacy.
This theme celebrates the rich heritage and contributions of people of Asian origin in Canada.
Canada submitted its report on ozone and ozone-depleting substances to the UN. The CSA contributed to this report, which highlights a number of scientific discoveries made thanks to recent advances in analyzing SCISAT data.
Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system, is one of the easiest to spot in the night sky! 🔴
The tallest mountain in the entire solar system, Olympus Mons, is on Mars. It is nearly 22 km tall, roughly two and a half times the height of Mount Everest.
📸 NASA, CSA
More than four centuries after the brilliant star explosion, this supernova remnant still shines! ✨ This composite image combines infrared and X-ray observations.
Credit: MPIA/NASA/Calar Alto Observatory
FS Tau is a multi-star system made up of FS Tau A (in the centre) and FS Tau B (on the far right) captured here by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The system is about 2.8 million years old, very young for a star system. Our Sun, by contrast, is about 4.6 billion years old. 🧓
We are looking for Senior Systems Engineers and Senior Engineers, Project Management to fill various engineering positions at the CSA in Longueuil, Quebec.
You have until May 16 at 11:59 p.m. PT to apply.
Details: