The Canadian Space Agency has identified the West Ottawa Spacecraft Laboratory, calling it “Canada’s national spacecraft assembly facility.” [and] The integration will end at the end of March 2025.
david florida institute It officially opened in 1972 in the Shirley’s Bay complex off Carling Avenue.
According to the agency, this is one of the few complexes in the world that can simulate rocket launches and spaceflight conditions. We also perform work on antennas that is not done elsewhere.
Work on the Canadarm and James Webb Space Telescope guidance sensors takes place there, and the institute continues to provide “ongoing support for Canada’s contribution to the International Space Station program.”
The facility also had space available for rent to other businesses and organizations.
“Achievements” section of the laboratory website It has won 41 wins over more than 50 years on topics such as tracking asteroids, Japanese and Spanish communications technology, life on Mars, and monitoring changes in Earth’s surface water.
In response to an email from CBC on Friday, a space agency spokesperson said the institute is scheduled to close on March 31, 2025, after a period of several months of closure.
“The Canadian Space Agency remains committed to working closely with industry to maximize the potential of Canada’s space sector and respond to the realities of an emerging and growing space market.” said.
They declined requests for interviews.
The institute is named for C. David Florida, who worked on experimental communications satellites and was director of Canada’s National Space and Telecommunications Laboratory at the time of his death in 1971.
