NASA has announced that Germany is the latest signatory to the Artemis Accords. This makes them the 29th country to sign on to the Accords, which includes signatory countries from around the world: including India, Nigeria, Brazil, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan and Canada, as well as other European signatories like France, Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy. Are the Accords becoming something greater than …
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The Launch Canada Competition (LCC) recently took place, from August 25th to September 1st in Timmins, Ontario and the nearby Mattagami First Nation.
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The 2023 season of the Canadian Stratospheric Balloon Design Challenge (CAN-SBX) concluded last week at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Timmins Stratospheric Balloon Base in Timmins, Ontario as part of this year’s CSA/CNES stratospheric balloon campaign.
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The Canadian Space Agency’s Stratospheric Balloon Base in Timmins opened a new payload integration facility on Thursday, doubling its capacity and reinforcing its position as a premiere location for stratospheric science. As detailed in earlier SpaceQ coverage of the CSA’s STRATOS program, the Timmins base is a key international hub for study of the stratosphere. Started ten years ago in conjunction with the Centre National …
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The Canadian Space Agency has announced over $1.7 million in new funding for concept studies related to scientific research that may be performed on the Artemis Program’s Lunar Gateway station. This follows a Request for Proposals in December of 2022.
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MDA announced their financial results for the second quarter of 2023. In contrast to the recent downward trend of some other space sector counterparts, MDA saw significant growth.
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Halifax-based RF technology company Aethera Technologies Ltd. has announced that they’ve made an “undisclosed minority equity investment” in Houston’s Ad Astra Rocket Company. The two companies have a long-standing relationship and contextualizes Ad Astra’s other recent announcement that they’ve received two NASA contracts for development of their VASIMR engine. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, …
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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 …
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The 2023 Stardust Festival is coming on August 26th, running through to September 1. After last year’s success, this year’s festival promises to be a significant expansion with a new location and a renewed focus on connecting Ontario’s North, indigenous communities, and aerospace-focused STEM.
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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, …
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