Canada's Contributions to Space Research By dihal_darian901 Feb 8, 1995 NASA contracts the Russian Space Agency, first part of the International Space Station Nov 4, 1995 RADARSAT is launched, which is Canada's first earth observation satellite Dec 5, 1995 Canada Space Agency signs agreement with China National Space Admin for future cooperation Apr 4, 1996 MSAT mobile communications satellite is launched Jul 10, 1996 Two agreements on Canada's part in two European Space Agency programs are signed Aug 29, 1996 Interball-2 spacecraft is launched, carrying 11 scientific instruments Oct 10, 1996 Cooperative Agreement on Space between Canada and China with Wang Tongye, Deputy Minister of COSTIND is signed Feb 12, 1997 HALCA radio-astronomy satellite is launched Apr 8, 1997 Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announces that his government will invest $207 million in the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator Feb 27, 1998 RADARSAT-2 is planned for creation