The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is preparing to post another Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program request for proposals and has issued a reminder through Twitter of its letter of interest (LOI) notice which is due by August 22.
Read More »Latest ISS Cargo Resupply Mission Brings Replacement for Bio-Monitor Wearables
Tuesday nights successful resupply launch to the International Space Station carried replacement materials for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Bio-Monitor wearables science investigation.
Read More »MDA Awarded Contract for the Arctic Observing Mission
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced on July 31 that MDA has won an award to conduct a study on the feasibility and value of the Arctic Observing Mission (AOM). The award was for $2.5M and will last until the end of 2024. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …
Read More »Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Challenge Underway
The sixth Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (CAN-RGX) gets underway today with four universities competing this year.
Read More »Canada to Contribute to the Ariel Space Telescope Which Will Study the Atmospheres of Exoplanets
The Canadian Space Agency has announced it will contribute to the unique European Space Agency led Ariel space telescope which will examine the atmospheres of about 1000 exoplanets.
Read More »ESA Opens Call for Ideas for Space-Based Solar Power
The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to solve some of the challenges with space-based solar power and has put out a call for ideas in which Canadian companies are eligible to participate.
Read More »SWEPT Telescope Could Serve as Vital Early Warning System for Lunar Gateway
A collaboration between two University of Alberta professors may finally have led to a breakthrough: a new radiation detection device with unique capabilities that could not only help us prepare for radiation bursts in space, but save the lives of astronauts at the Lunar Gateway or on the Moon. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, …
Read More »CSA Considers Suborbital Flights on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is considering using suborbital flights for Canadian scientists and biomedical inventors. 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 »Audit of the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program Provides Mostly Clean Report
An internal audit of the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) did not reveal any substantive issues but did provide some additional details on program spending.
Read More »Pandemic, Supply Issues Takes a Toll in Latest State of the Canadian Space Sector Report
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently released its latest State of the Canadian Space Sector Report with data from 2020 and 2021. It shows a decline in total sector revenues from of 11% between 2019 to 2020 but was “virtually unchanged” between 2020 and 2021.
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