OTTAWA – Volunteer staff from a state-of-the-art “flying eye hospital” hosted astronauts and demonstrated their operating skills at the Ottawa International Airport this weekend.
Read More »The Future of Astronaut Healthcare in Deep Space with Dr. Robert Thirsk
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants to be a leader in healthcare in deep space and bring that contribution to its international partners as planning evolves for a human return to the moon.
Read More »SpaceX Starlink Train Lights Up the Sky and Astronomers Complain
It took people by surprise but the SpaceX Starlink train of 60 satellites has some astronomers complaining.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards $15 Million for Technology R&D to 25 Companies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded just over $15 million in funding to 25 companies for its Space Technology Development Program (STDP).
Read More »Let’s Talk AI for Health on Earth and Space
Yesterday former astronaut Dr. Dave Williams and Shagun Maheshwari of The Knowledge Society spoke with David Saint-Jacques onboard the International Space Station on AI for health on Earth and Space at the C2 Conference in Montreal.
Read More »Maxar Wins First NASA Lunar Gateway Contract
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced yesterday that Maxar Technologies had been selected to build the first element of the Lunar Gateway, the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). The win for Maxar continues a solid month of May which has seen its stock rise 57%, though it is still down significantly from where it was a year ago.
Read More »Canadensys Selects Astrobotic to Deliver Payload to the Moon in 2021
Yesterday Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh announced that it had been contracted by Toronto area company Canadensys to deliver payloads to the surface of the moon.
Read More »Canadian Ideas Wanted Now for the Beginning of Renewed Moon Exploration Era
If you’re an individual or organization who has an idea for a mission, technology or instrument for the moon, now is the time to make it known. That in part, is the message the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is sending out in its latest call for ideas.
Read More »MDA Wins Department of National Defence Contract for SAR/GPS Repeaters
Maxar Technologies announced last Friday that MDA, its Canadian division, had won a contract from the Government to provide 10 flight-ready Search and Rescue/Global Positioning System (SAR/GPS) repeaters.
Read More »Accelerated NASA Moon Landing Plan Doesn’t Need Canadian Robotic System
NASA revealed in teleconference with media last night that it had formally named its return to the moon program, Artemis. In Greek mythology, Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo. More importantly for the program, NASA sent Congress its budget amendment request for the fiscal year 2020.
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