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Canadian Space Agency chief quits unexpectedly

Brian Owens · January 18, 2013 ·

While Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been captivating the Internet with his live updates and photos from the International Space Station, his colleagues back on Earth are having a tough time.

On Tuesday the president of the Canadian Space Agency, former astronaut Steve MacLean, announced he would be leaving the agency on 1 February. Read more in Nature.

Nature Canada, policy, space

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