The Department of National Defence (DND) has posted an update to its Defence Enhanced Surveillance from Space Project Letter of Interest (LOI) tender.
Read More »DND releases presentations on status of Space Projects as part of Surveillance of Space 2 RFI
The Department of National Defence has released two presentations as part of the Surveillance of Space 2 RFI. The presentations were made in April at the 2021 Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) Conference and the 2021 Military Space Situational Awareness Conference. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …
Read More »Becoming a launching state and what that means
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we discuss countries that want to become a launching state and what that means. Our guest is Kenneth Hodgkins. This is the fifth of ten episodes in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.
Read More »Standing up a Canadian Armed Forces space division
Starting this week, select Space Economy podcast episodes will be released to SpaceQ subscribers before being made available to the general public. In this weeks episode my guest is Brigadier-General Michael Adamson. We discuss among others things, standing up a Canadian Armed Forces space division and the "likely" capability gap between RCM and its follow-on. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log …
Read More »Space Strategies Consulting to conduct next review of Canada’s Remote Sensing Space Systems Act
The government of Canada is mandated by law to conduct an independent review of the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act (RSSSA), Canada's de facto "space law," every five years. This time, the Ottawa based consulting company Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. (SSCL) has been selected. The previous two reviews were conducted by the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University. This page is for …
Read More »Report cites 5 key problems that need to be addressed for responsible space behavior
The RAND Corporation's Space Enterprise Initiative has published a new report that discusses responsible space behavior, key problems and some potential solutions. 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 property problem in space
In this, the second episode of our special podcast series Doing Business in the Solar System, we discuss the issue of property in space.
Read More »2021 Canadian federal budget contains funding for earth observation
The 2021 federal budget contains many initiatives to help businesses, but when looking at the space sector there is only item that clearly targets an initiative that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is leading, and that's space-based earth observation. 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 »MDA advocates for a long-term space plan in House Committee hearing
If you thought the space community was satisfied with the Space Strategy the Liberal government unveiled two years ago, think again. With MDA leading the charge from the industry perspective, CEO Mike Greenley called for a long-term space plan among the short list priorities government should be thinking about. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, …
Read More »Industry committee to discuss the development and support of the aerospace industry
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) is holding meetings starting next week on the Development and Support of the Aerospace Industry.
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