After Virgin Orbit recently folded, NorthStar Earth & Space was in need of a new launch provider to get its first group of satellites launched this year. Today they announced that Rocket Lab would be their ride to space.
Read More »Telesat LEO 3 Ships to New Zealand for Launch
Three weeks ago Telesat announced that it had contracted the Space Flight Laboratory to build another demonstration satellite for its Lightspeed constellation, dubbed LEO 3, and that it was nearing completion.
Read More »GHGSat Gets Another NASA Task Order
GHGSat is the beneficiary of another task order from NASA, this time through the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program to provide methane emission data.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Awards $16 million for Space Technology Development Program AO 7
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently released the list of 27 organizations that received funding under the Space Technology Development Program (STDP) AO 7. We’ve already covered some of the awards, but in the coming weeks you’ll see more detailed stories on the other awards.
Read More »L3Harris Taps MDA for Another Space Development Agency Tracking Layer Contract
MDA will once again work with L3Harris on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer program using its expertise to to build Ka-Band steerable antennas with control electronics.
Read More »Space Applications for Mining Technologies Opportunity Issued by the Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a new opportunity under its Class Grant and Contribution Program in search of space applications for mining technologies. It does come with a catch.
Read More »Cooperation Agreement Between MDA and Thoth to Enable Deep Space Radar Surveillance and Space Domain Awareness
MDA and Thoth Technology have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement that would enable deep space radar surveillance and space domain awareness from what they state would be “Canada’s first ground-based radar capable of monitoring Resident Space Objects in geosynchronous orbit.”
Read More »Five Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites Set for Launch Saturday
Five Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites and the Canadian Space Agency CARDIOBREATH research experiment are scheduled for launch Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 12:35 p.m. ET.
Read More »Telesat to Launch Another LightSpeed Constellation Demonstration Satellite
Telesat announced today it will be launching another LightSpeed Constellation demonstration satellite, LEO 3, and that the satellite is already nearing completion. 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 »The Finalists are in for the Deep Space Food Challenge
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently announced the four finalists for the Deep Space Food Challenge after narrowing it down from a substantial and diverse group of semi-finalists.
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