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For first time, a woman to head Canadas Space Agency
Read full article: For first time, a woman to head Canadas Space AgencyOTTAWA, ONT For the first time in its 31-year history, the Canadian Space Agency will have a female president. The government announced Thursday that longtime public servant Lisa Campbell will take over as head of the agency. Campbell has spent the last two years as senior executive for Veteran Affairs Canada. Prior to that, she spent three years as the assistant deputy minister for defense and marine procurement where she led the organization acquiring Canadas military and marine equipment. Established in March 1989, the Canadian Space Agency is responsible for managing all of Canadas civil space-related activities.