John H. Chapman Space Centre
- John H. Chapman Space Centre
The John H. Chapman Space Centre is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency. It is located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Saint-Hubert.
Location
The centre is on the border of the Saint Hubert airport, a general aviation facility. The building was finished in 1992 and named the John H. Chapman Centre in honour of John Chapman, who is considered to be the father of the Canadian Space Program, because of his role in the Alouette 1 program.
ite
The building is supposed to look somewhat like a space station, when seen from above. However, it bears no resemblance to real stations like the ISS or to famous fictional ones like the wheel of . [Canadian Space Agency headquarters photo. In "Can we finally reach for the stars?", "The Space Review". Retrieved on 2008-01-10 from http://www.thespacereview.com/article/674/1.]
Programs
The centre houses the Canadian astronaut office and most of the administrative and technical units supporting Canada's programs in space sciences and technology. This includes satellite control rooms, the Protein Crystal Growth Mission Support Centre, and simulators for the Canadarm, the Mobile Servicing System, and the Advanced Space Vision System. As the headquarters for the space agency, it also houses many offices for general administrative functions or for specific programs such as exchange activities with NASA, ESA, and other national space agencies.
References
External links
* [http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp Canadian Space Agency official website]
* [http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/contact.asp Address and phone numbers of the centre]
* [http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/contact_csa.asp How to get to the centre]
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