flights and fieldwork for the advancement of science and technology (fast 2017)
the objective of the flights and fieldwork for the advancement of science and technology (fast) announcement of opportunity (ao) is to support canadian universities and post-secondary institutions research projects that offer hands-on experience in space-like missions to canadian highly qualified personnel (hqp) and more precisely to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and young researchers (post-doctoral fellows or pdfs) in order to acquire competencies required by the marketplace.
the primary result sought from this opportunity is to attract and train canadian hqp to build capacity to enable canada's future competitiveness and productivity in the space sector.
building canadian capacity in space science and technology is a priority for the canadian space agency (csa). canada must develop and maintain a robust and experienced workforce within industry, academia, and government in order to continue playing an active role in future space missions and contributing to canada's economic growth. opportunities to participate in a space mission, including developing and using scientific instruments for satellites, the international space station (iss) or other space-based platforms, are infrequent, but when a space mission activity is approved, a team with expertise and experience must be quickly formed to meet challenging schedule constraints driven by launch or market opportunities.
"space-like missions
" are projects that allow space experts in academia to propose interesting research suitable to maintain their expertise, attract and train the next generation of space professionals, and prepare future space missions. these projects consist generally of:
- designing, building, modifying or testing scientific instruments or technologies;
- using them in a simulated space environment, or flying them on suborbital or miniature orbital platforms (nanosatellites);
- developing new approaches to use efficiently technology or applications in space or for space; and when appropriate,
- conducting data acquisition and/or analysis to address scientific and/or operational objectives.