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Three more Canadian CubeSat Project teams have delivered their CubeSat’s to the Canadian Space Agency for integration ahead of an anticipated launch in early March.

Ottawa’s Obruta Space Solutions will be putting their autonomous spaceflight technology to the test next month on the International Space Station (ISS). Their systems for spacecraft vision and for  guidance/navigation, funded in part by a pair of new Space Technology Development Program (STDP) awards, will be tested using the International Space Station’s “Astrobee” drones.  This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. …

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Wednesday, December 13th that it was providing $2.9 million to four companies for six projects for sustainable lunar exploration.

In early October over 280,000 students globally participated as part of teams in 2400 locations in the NASA led Space Apps Challenge. From that weekend hackathon 587 teams were selected as Global Nominees of which 40 were selected as Global Finalists including two from Canada.

Canadian industry is once again asking for a fresh and new Canadian space policy – along with a national space council – in the latest consultation process by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Government of Canada.

Canadensys Aerospace has hired veteran Gilles Leclerc as Director, Government & International Affairs a year removed from retiring after a long career at the Canadian Space Agency.

Earlier this year Jeremy Hansen was selected to be the first Canadian astronaut to participate in the Artemis program and was assigned to the Artemis 2 mission that will fly around the moon as early as late 2024.

On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced mission assignments for astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Gibbons. Here’s what wasn’t said.

Canada is heading back to the International Space Station, this time on a Starliner flight. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will fly the first operational Starliner mission no earlier than 2025, the agency announced today (Nov. 22). And that’s not the only flight opportunity in the works.

The Canadian Space Agency is offering students access to a pool of $550,000 in grant money over three years to participate in space conferences and training events.