President of Canadian Space Agency Leaving for RIM

Image via flickr / nasa hq photo

Steve MacLean is stepping down from his position as president of the Canadian Space Agency to work for Research In Motion. The news of MacLean's departure from the CSA was announced today at an agency-wide meeting. While MacLean's exit comes fresh off the heels of approval for the $706 million?RADARSAT Constellation mission, he is leaving as the agency faces budget cuts.

For now, the great unknowns are who will be the new president of the CSA and what Steve MacLean will do at RIM. With one of the first Canadian astronauts (and second Canadian to walk in space) on RIM's team, we're expecting something big. In other words, a BlackBerry that shoots into space would be cool.

[via SpaceRef, CTV News]

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