At the behest of Director General Space (DG Space), the Department of National Defence has issued an invitation to tender for proposals related to a space-based surveillance system.
Read More »SES Networks Sergy Mummert Live at the Canadian Space Summit
This weeks SpaceQ podcast is a live recording from the Canadian Space Summit. The opening keynote speaker for the conference was Sergy Mummert, Senior Vice President, Global Cloud & Strategic Partnerships, SES Networks.
Read More »Fake News Prompts Negative Story on Maritime Launch Services in the Halifax Examiner
The Halifax Examiner recently posted a story on Maritime Launch Services based on fake news, tainting the company with alleged Ukrainian corruption.
Read More »McGill University Awarded $500K LiteBIRD Telescope Study
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) had awarded a phase 0 development contract to McGill University for the proposed LiteBIRD telescope to validate a variety of objectives, including the concept definition and design.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Funds New Space Station Health Studies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced this week that it had awarded $2.2 million for three new health studies to be conducted on the International Space Station.
Read More »Terranauts Podcast: Launch Day
We’ve got something special for you this week on the Terranauts podcast, a live recording of the Gala dinner speech at the recent Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Canadian Lunar Programs as a Stepping Stone Towards Future Niches and Big Programs
Ken Podwalski, the program manager for the Lunar Gateway at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) gave his potato salad talk at last weeks Canadian Space Summit. It surprisingly made sense, though Ken’s optimism might not be shared by all.
Read More »A Recap of the 2019 Canadian Space Summit
The annual Canadian Space Summit was an opportunity for stakeholders to get together to learn the latest from their colleagues and in the case of this years conference, the public unveiling of a new government conceived SatCom consortium.
Read More »Space Provisions of Canada – European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) Ineffective
Issues raised several years ago were again the focus during a consultation with stakeholders by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Canadian Space Agency.
Read More »Take a Tour of Some Alien Worlds
Astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker was a recent guest at the Perimeter Institute public lecture series where she took the audience on an entertaining tour of some alien worlds.
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