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At this years European Space Summit leaders outlined a strong agenda aimed at tackling challenges on Earth and in and low Earth orbit (LEO).
Read More »European 2022 Space Summit wraps up, astronaut manifesto released
One year on Mars – the Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a year. What have learned about “Mars’ watery past” and how will this impact future exploration by rovers and humans.
Read More »ABB, EarthDaily ink $30M deal for satellite constellation imagery
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Read More »Canadian built sensor successfully performs first James Webb Space Telescope alignment
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is reporting the successful use of the Canadian built Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) on the James Webb Space Telescope used to align the telescope’s mirrors.
Read More »Gliding to a stop – the paraglider system
In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we are back to talking about the history of human spaceflight and we finally get project Gemini out of the starting gate.
Read More »SmallSats Everywhere, What About Policy Compliance
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we are featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Barbara Braun and Sam Sims from the Aerospace Corporation.
Read More »Elon Musk, SpaceX and becoming a multiplanetary species, and oh, the first crewed Starship mission sold
SpaceX head Elon Musk took to the stage in Boca Chica, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 10 night. Standing underneath a spotlighted Starship atop a Super Heavy stack erected beside a launch tower and the now-recognizable “chopsticks” pincer arms—which had built the stack earlier—he laid out the anticipated future of Starship. Focusing on high-tempo “rapid reuse” launches, he provided a lot of vision but comparatively few …
Read More »Maritime Launch Service reportedly in talks to merge with Ceres SPAC
Bloomberg is reporting that Maritime Launch Service (MLS) is in talks to merge with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Ceres Acquisition Corp. with a combined valuation of US$530M.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency issues technology demonstration AO with $8M in funding
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a new technology demonstration announcement of opportunity (AO) with an estimated $8M in funding available.
Read More »Canadensys Lunar Rover Mission contract augmented and team revealed
Canadensys is vying to lead the first Lunar Rover Mission (LRM) for Canada. To that end it received a Phase A contract last fall from the Canadian Space Agency. That contract has now been augmented with an additional $270,000.
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