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Title:

RADiation Impacts on Climate and Atmospheric Loss Satellite (RADICALS) Mission

Agreement Number:

22SURADICA

Agreement Value:

$4,700,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

The project is to build and launch a low-Earth orbiting satellite to study the transport of space radiation into the atmosphere, and the subsequent impact on Earth’s climate. The mission will be funded in collaboration with the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Province of Alberta.

Organization:

Canadian Space Agency

Expected Results:

RADICALS will engage stakeholders and users, will enable collaboration and maintain or create many partnerships to enable the mission. RADICALS will also, once it starts producing data, contribute to enhance Knowledge of Earth and its space environment as it will very likely generate tens of scientific papers per year by making its scientific data openly available.

Location:

Edmonton, Alberta, CA T6G 2R3

Reference Number:

003-2021-2022-Q4-00002

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Amendment Date

Mar 30, 2022

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Governors of the University of Alberta

Program:

Class G&C Program

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.

NAICS Code:

541710

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