European Space Agency

$59,993,933.00 CAD

≈ $1.45 for every person in Canada ≈ 775 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Canadian Space Agency
Program
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
Recipient country
France
Fiscal year
2019-2020
Agreement period
January 1, 2020 – January 1, 2030
Reference
csa-asc:003-2023-2024-Q1-00021

Published purpose

The Space Safety Program (S2P) is an optional program of the European Space Agency (ESA). The general objective of S2P is to contribute to the protection of our planet, humanity, and assets in space and on Earth from hazards originating in Space and to contribute to providing safety from such hazards, as a service to its society. S2P encompasses ESA’s space safety activities such as Space Weather, Planetary Defence, Space Debris and Clean Space.

In plain English AI-generated

This contribution funds Canada's participation in the European Space Agency's Space Safety Program, which addresses space weather, planetary defence, space debris, and clean space initiatives to protect Earth and space assets.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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