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Title:

TREx ASI Operations

Agreement Number:

20SUGOTREX

Agreement Value:

$599,756.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 30, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023

Description:

TREx-ASI is an innovative and new network of auroral imagers with fields of view covering Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and much of the NWT. TREx-ASI will provide scientific images that will power Canadian space science, and enhance science return from exciting Canadian, NASA, and European scientific satellites.

Organization:

Canadian Space Agency

Expected Results:

The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.

Location:

Fredericton, New Brunswick, CA E3B 5A3

Reference Number:

003-2020-2021-Q2-04600

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

The amount allocated covers more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

Program Purpose:

This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.

The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.