SKA Organization

$5,109,607.00 CAD

≈ 65 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: National Research Council Canada
Program: International Astronomical Observatories Program
Recipient country: United Kingdom
Fiscal year: 2019-2020
Agreement period: January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Reference: nrc-cnrc:172-2019-2020-Q4-00002

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Canada's contribution to the SKA Organisation for the pre-construction design phase of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory

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Canada contributed $5,109,607 to the SKA Organization for the pre-construction design phase of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, an international radio astronomy project.

Category: Research Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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