John H. Chapman Space Centre
45.519918 - 73.393465Koordinaten: 45 ° 31 ' 11.7 "N, 73 ° 23' 36.5 " W In the John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency ( CSA). The site is immediately adjacent to the airport Saint- Hubert. The John H. Chapman Space Centre was opened in 1992. Was named the plant after John H. Chapman, a Canadian space pioneer, who significantly influenced the Canadian aerospace in the founding period.
Facilities
In addition to the administration of the Authority and the offices of the Canadian Space Agency astronaut There are additional facilities at this location. This facility has:
- An anechoic / anechoic chamber in which the antennas are reviewed by satellite,
- A development department for prototypes that are developed there and tested for functionality, such as Canadarm 1 and 2, which apply in each case at the Space Shuttle and the ISS,
- A laboratory optical (laser) systems,
- A clean room, will be developed in the micro- electronic components,
- A conference center, which is used for various activities, among others for school trips,
- A greenhouse outside the building for research purposes for a Mars mission,
- A simulation center for training the astronauts when operating the Canadarm2 and Dextre the manipulator.
- A Canadarm Simulator ( BORIS - Basic Operational Robotics Instructional System) for the simulation of situations that may occur in space,
- A laboratory for micro- electro-mechanical systems,
- A Mars simulation area behind the building, which is very similar to the Martian soil for testing mobile, automated Mars rover,
- 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 Canadarm2 and Dextre to the ISS.
- A flight control (comparable to the in Houston, USA and Moscow, Russia).