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Space Exploration

Dominique Poulin headshot

Dominique Poulin

Career Profiles

Mission Scientist

I am in charge of a mission whose goal is to acquire data from space, to monitor water quality in coastal areas and inland waters (e.g. algae).
Headshot of David Saint-Jacques

Let's Talk Space Rocks Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to introduce you to the world of space rocks

Earth

Space Education

Unravel the universe's mysteries with our free space education resources and discover how youth can join in on this exciting new chapter of history. 

David Saint-Jacques

Let’s Talk Space Rocks 

Events

Student, Grades: 9-12

Join CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques for the latest in our Visionary Symposium series, that looks at the link between geology on Earth and in space, and how these learnings contribute to future space exploration.

Portrait de Evaline Warmels

Evaline Warmels

Career Profiles

Mechatronic Engineer

I design, build, and test devices that use electricity to do something that a human couldn't do on their own.
Benjamin Pauquet

Benjamin Pauquet (he/him)

Career Profiles

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles.
Lunar rover in its testing environment, created to mimic conditions on the Moon.

Designing Rovers for the Moon’s Extreme Environment

Backgrounders

Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.

Artemis I Liftoff

Artemis Goes to the Moon!

Backgrounders

Learn about NASA’s Space Launch System, which includes the Boeing-built Core Stage, and how it got Orion to the Moon and back again.

Benjamin Pauquet designing a part for the lunar lander on his computer

Benjamin Pauquet (video)

Career Profiles

Mechanical and Materials Engineer

I design parts for off-road and off-planet vehicles. Video audio is in French, English subtitles are provided.
Illustration of an astronaut standing on a grey moon with a Canadian flag, with space and stars in the background

Canada Goes to the Moon!

Backgrounders

Learn about Canada’s new role in space exploration, what we plan to achieve on and around the Moon.

Evaline Warmels with lunar rover in background.

Evaline Warmels (Video)

Career Profiles

Mechatronical Engineer

As an electrical engineer at Canadensys, I help build robots (lunar landers) that will explore the surface of the moon.
Lunar lander floating above the moon, with the Earth in the background

Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.

Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Careers In The Space Sector

Backgrounders

CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen

Students engage with CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen during Let’s Talk Lunar

News and Media Releases

News

June 3, 2022

Over 2500 students joined Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen for an inspiring keynote during Let’s Talk Lunar, Exploring the Moon, brought to you by

portrait de Anastasiia Prysyazhnyuk

Anastasiia Prysyazhnyuk

Career Profiles

Science and Innovation Lead, Health Beyond Initiative

I explore ways in which science and technology can provide solutions to healthcare problems in space and on Earth.