As mentioned earlier in SpaceQ, the Canadian Space Agency has announced funding for a variety of new space technologies as part of the Space Technology Development Program. Today we look at Honeywell Aerospace who received two contracts for next-gen satellite technologies; One for their Integrated Assembly for (the) Next Evolution Satellite, and the other for their Optical Inter Satellite Links (OISL) Communication subsystem. This page …

Space has a strange position in modern gaming. Sure, many games are based on science-fiction settings, featuring spaceships blasting each other with lasers. SpaceQ featured Canada’s own Mass Effect series, where players jet from planet to planet in a growing war against ancient alien robots, as only one of countless examples.

On August 3rd, The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) revealed that C-COM had won a research grant for research into phased array antenna technology as part of the Canadian Space Technology Development Program's “Advanced technologies” stream. The Program, according to the CSA, is intended to “support the growth of the Canadian space industry and to reduce technological unknowns” in ways that will help the Canadian Space …

Rocketry is making leaps forward now, and companies are experimenting with a variety of new launch techniques. Yet Relativity Space may well outdo them all, ushering in a rocket manufacturing revolution that may end up being about far more than simply access to space.

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold and the government reacted to help businesses across the spectrum in Canada, startups and pre-startups are struggling to find adequate support.

For Iridian Spectral Technologies, a new communications consortium may provide marketing opportunities for a discreet market.

Satellites are a principal method of modern long distance communications for good reason: there’s a lot of advantages in using them. For most individuals or small organizations, though, it’s still out of touch.

This past summer SpaceQ wrote about the successful graduates of the first cohort for the Creative Destruction Lab's (CDL) new Space Stream. While some companies were more satisfied with the process than others, all the companies interviewed believed that they were better off for the CDL process, and that the process had helped make them business-ready. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? …

An elegant jet taking off, flying through the atmosphere and launching into space. It’s been a staple in science fiction for decades. Modern space launches couldn’t look more different, though.

This past school semester, Ryerson University engineering students found themselves battling school administration in an attempt to build their own rocket engine.