Planetary geologist and crater expert Gordon Osinski of Western University was travelling in a remote area when he heard the historic news.

A red Jeep skids nearby a menacing tornado. Moments later, a science team hops out with a bunch of flying sensors they hope to inject inside. They then speed off to shelter to await the results.

There might be a shakeup coming to the Artemis program, and it would put Canada on the front seat of a moon landing if it happens. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Canadensys Aerospace has a lot of lunar projects in the works. The company recently announced it has delivered a multi-spectral microscope to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), for the Lunar Vertex Mission. Vertex is funded under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program that is aiming to deliver payloads to the moon to support the Artemis human missions.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is considering using suborbital flights for Canadian scientists and biomedical inventors. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Artemis 2 Moon mission astronaut Jeremy Hansen rode through the streets of Calgary earlier today (July 7) not on a space vehicle, but on horseback.

The debut launch from Maritime Launch Services’ (MLS) Nova Scotia spaceport not only went to plan, but took place with the backing of a huge number of community supporters.

International Space Station astronauts show temporary effects in their white blood cells during long-duration missions, but more study is required to understand the extent. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) latest announcement of opportunity for the Space Technology Development Program (STDP), dubbed AO-7, includes $16 million of which $2.1 million went to eight companies in the small business section. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Maritime Launch Services (MLS) remains on track to offer a small rocket launch this year, its CEO said in a recent broadcast, but no updates were available yet on its licensing efforts.