On Sunday, July 18, 2021, two days before the first crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle, Blue Origin provided the media with an update that answered some questions but left others unanswered. 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
Read More »Despite the pandemic, the space economy looks strong
In the last couple of days we've seen economic numbers released that would suggest the space economy is strong. As well, a new study out of the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management focusses on entrepreneurship in the space industry. 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 …
Read More »GHGSat raises US$15M to close Series B financing
Montreal based GHGSat announced today it had secured US$15 million in a second and final tranche of its Series B round of financing bringing the total raise to US$45 million. The company has raised $US70 million to date. 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
Read More »ESA is looking for Canadian partners for ScyLight Program and HydRON Project
SatCan is holding an industry webinar on Wednesday, July 28 so that the European Space Agency (ESA) can present the opportunities available for the ScyLight program and HydRON project.
Read More »CSA issues tender related to spectrum management services
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a tender for support services related to technical and regulatory Spectrum Management Services.
Read More »DND releases presentations on status of Space Projects as part of Surveillance of Space 2 RFI
The Department of National Defence has released two presentations as part of the Surveillance of Space 2 RFI. The presentations were made in April at the 2021 Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) Conference and the 2021 Military Space Situational Awareness Conference. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …
Read More »The CSA announces FAST 2021 is open for proposals
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has announced that the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) program for 2021 is open for proposals with a total budget of $5.28 million.
Read More »Wyvern CEO Chris Robson in Conversation
On this weeks Space Economy podcast my guest is Chris Robson, the CEO of Wyvern.
Read More »Virgin Galactic Unity 22 spaceflight successfully launches with Sir Richard Branson onboard
Its taken Virgin Galactic nearly seventeen years to reach today’s milestone of ushering in what many hope will be a new era in tourism, space tourism that is, as Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first fully crewed rocket powered test flight.
Read More »Open-source flight software called F Prime used on NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
What do small satellites called CubeSats and the NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter have in common? It turns out that open-source software developed for CubeSats, small spacecraft, and instruments is being used by the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.
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