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The Canadian Space Agency issues Moon program Invitation to Qualify including NASA’s PRISM Program

Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program

As a next step for its $250 million Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) notice. The invitation is open until October 29, 2021. 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

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OneWeb adds Galaxy Broadband as LEO partner

OneWeb adds Galaxy Broadband as a LEO satellite constellation partner

OneWeb announced yesterday that it had added Mississauga headquartered Galaxy Broadband as a partner for its low Earth Orbit (LEO) telecommunication constellation to serve Canada and the Arctic. 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

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Why one engineer says SpaceX’s Starship is a ‘big deal’

SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Stack

Starship may bring a viable solution to large-scale settlement on Mars, a space engineer and blogger said in a presentation to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Saturday (Sept. 11). But it's not a sure bet yet, as we still need to bear in mind problems such as logistics. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, …

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NDP brings A game to AIAC election town hall

AIAC election town hall on space. Top left to bottom right: Mike Mueller (AIAC), Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois), François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal), and Avneet Johal (NDP). Not shown, Ed Fast (Conservative)

A funny thing happened at the AIAC 2021 election virtual town hall on space, the NDP candidate, Avneet Johal for Surrey-Newton (BC) knew what he was talking about. The same couldn't be said for the NDP candidate at the AIAC 2019 election town hall. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …

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exactEarth to be acquired by Spire Global

exactEarth

When exactEarth announced its quarterly earnings today it came with the added surprise that the company was being acquired Spire Global. 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

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Canadian company Sinclair Interplanetary boosts Rocket Lab’s fortunes

Reaction wheels developed by Rocket Lab Canadian acquisition Sinclair Interplanetary

It's been 18 months since Canada's Sinclair Interplanetary was acquired by the quickly growing Rocket Lab, which is known for launching small satellites in New Zealand and soon, in the United States as well. 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

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On-demand Deep Space Operations

This artist's concept shows what Deep Space Station-23, a new antenna dish capable of supporting both radio wave and laser communications, will look like when completed at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone, California, complex

Deep space operations is an area NASA has identified as needing additional investments as we explore further, deeper and with more frequency. To that end, NASA is adding to its infrastructure and thinking about new ways to best use its assets, including on-demand access.

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