John H. Chapman Space Center
Coordinates: 45 ° 31 '12 " N , 73 ° 23' 36" W Theheadquarters of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are locatedin the John H. Chapman Space Center in Longueuil , Québec , Canada . The site borders directly on Saint-Hubert Airport . The John H. Chapman Space Center opened in 1992. The facility was named after John H. Chapman , a Canadian space pioneer who significantly influenced Canadian space travel when it was founded.
Facilities
In addition to the administration of the agency and the offices of the Canadian astronauts, there are other facilities at this location. This system has:
- an anechoic / anechoic room in which the antennas of satellites are checked,
- a development department for prototypes that are developed there and tested for functionality, such as B. Canadarm 1 and 2 , which are used on the Space Shuttle and the ISS, respectively,
- a laboratory for optical (laser) systems,
- a clean room in which microelectronic components are developed,
- a conference center that is used for various activities, etc. a. for school trips,
- a greenhouse outside the building for research purposes for a Mars mission,
- a simulation center for training astronauts to operate the Canadarm-2 and the Dextre manipulator .
- a Canadarm simulator (BORIS - Basic Operational Robotic Instructional System) to simulate situations that can occur in space,
- a laboratory for electromechanical microsystems,
- a Mars simulation area behind the building, which is very similar to Martian earth, for testing mobile, automated Mars rovers,
- a payload control center,
- Replicas of the ISS components for training purposes,
- the control center for RADARSAT-1 , RADARSAT-2 , and other satellites , as well as for Canadarm 2 and Dextre on the ISS .
- a flight control center (comparable to that in Houston, USA or in Moscow, Russia).