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January-February 2004 |
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Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency, met media representatives during a press briefing where he reviewed the Canadian Space Program 2003 accomplishments and highlighted a range of activities scheduled to take place in 2004.
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A review of the TECHNOLOGY DAYS conference and information on the major contracts held in December 2003.
The TECHNOLOGY Days conference served as an opportunity for the private sector to share the results of their work and learn of the work done by other companies and by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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Canada's contribution to the Phoenix mission: The NASA Scout Mission Phoenix includes a sophisticated instrumentation package developed by a team of Canadian scientists and engineers, has been selected to go to Mars in 2007.
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A world leading terrestrial technology may become the next world leading space technology emanating from Canada. Optech, a world leader in laser radar (lidar) technology, already dominates the terrestrial markets in direct to digital laser imaging.
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Canadian Mars exploration: an overview and update on Canadian projects and activities concerning the red planet.
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The Space Awareness and Learning Group presented a workshop via videoconference entitled Science Fiction vs. Science Fact on January 20, 2004. David Philips, a CSA robotics instructor, presented the workshop to a group of 100 Vancouver high school students at HR MacMillan.
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