Canada's Space Agency gets its first female president

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Lisa Campbell became the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Report says, citing TASS.

The Canadian government announced on Thursday that she had been appointed head of the CSA. She replaces Silven Laporte, who has led the agency since 2015.

Campbell previously served as Canada's Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs and Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Canadian Ministry of National Defense.

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