It was clear from David Saint-Jacques first interview in space that he’s thoroughly enjoying himself. His grin, accentuated by the effects of weightlessness, was ear to ear.

While the space community waits for the government to release a new space strategy, the real work behind the scenes to make that happen is proceeding at a larger scale than the public is aware of.

The Canadarm2 on the International Space Station captured the SpaceX dragon cargo resupply spacecraft early this morning shortly after its arrival.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent the first couple of days getting used to his new temporary home but is now hard at work.

The Canadian Space Summit provided SpaceQ an opportunity to sit down with Ryan Anderson of SatCan for an update, to learn about a new E/PO initiative called Space Matters, and to get a quick first reaction to Amazon’s new Ground Station service.

While there are several space conferences of note each year in Canada, there is only one annual event at present that covers a wide range of issues in the civil, commercial and military sectors. That conference is the Canadian Space Summit.

A SpaceX Falcon has successfully launched the Spaceflight SSO-A “SmallSat Express” mission. It was the third time this Falcon 9 first stage has flown.

Did you miss this mornings special live event by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to celebrate the launch today by astronaut David Saint-Jacques and his crewmates?

Many held their breath as the countdown to launch reached zero, but with a continuous roar the engines of the Soyuz MS-11 rocket lifted off with the crew of Expedition 58 and Canada’s David Saint Jacques for a six hour ride to the International Space Station (ISS).

Only four days before their scheduled launch to the International Space Station, the Expedition 58 crew of Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineers Anne McClain of NASA, and Canada’s David Saint-Jacques participated in a final fit check in their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on November 29.