The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) participated for the first time this year in the NASA Space Apps Challenge with a trio of open data challenges of their own. Of the 31 teams that participated in the Canadian venues of Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo, five were nominated for the CSA to consider.
Read More »CSA Issues Space Technology Development Program Industrial Capability Announcement of Opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency issued the expected Space Technology Development Program Industrial Capability – Building Contributions announcement of opportunity (AO) today.
Read More »The Canadian SmallSat Symposium Issues Call for Papers
The Canadian Space Commerce Association has issued a Call for Papers for the 2017 Canadian SmallSat Symposium. The symposium in meant to be an annual event, and this is the second time the CSCA is organizing it.
Read More »MDA Restructuring Continues With Workforce Reduction and Creation of a New Company
Even as MDA revenues were lower in the first quarter of the year, the company continues with its restructuring to position itself for future growth with a more diversified product base.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Launches Its Own Space Apps Challenge
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is getting involved with NASA’s annual Space Apps Challenge with a set of challenges of its own for this weekends event in Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo.
Read More »Exclusive: A Review of Canada’s Remote Sensing Law Recommends Creating a New General Outer Space Act
The Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University has completed a mandated independent review of the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act and in its findings they conclude that while the "Act was appropriate and useful at the time of its enactment in 2005, the players, activities, technology and internationalization of remote sensing activities have since changed significantly and outgrown the confines of the …
Read More »Meet Canada’s New Space Advisory Board
The Liberal government this evening announced the ten people selected to serve on Canada’s latest edition of a Space Advisory Board. The new Board has already met once, last Thursday, and is getting ready to start a cross-Canada consultation process which start this Friday in Ottawa.
Read More »Canadian Space Sector Grows by 2% to $5.38B in 2014
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released the State of the Canadian Space Sector 2014 report and it shows total revenues of $5.38 billion as compared with $3.49 billion in revenues in 2013.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Wants Input on an AO for Industrial Capability Programs
The Canadian Space Agency is again looking for input from the space community for the Space Technology Development Program (STDP), this time with an emphasis on Industrial Capability. It was just two weeks ago that they were soliciting input for 17 priority technologies.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Candidates Down to 32
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut candidate pool is down to 32 according to a tweet the agency posted to Twitter. Of those remaining, 12 live and work abroad, 11 are women and 9 are in the armed forces. A list of the remaining candidates is available here.
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