Elizabeth Howell

Is SpaceQ's Associate Editor as well as a business and science reporter, researcher and consultant. She recently received her Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota and is communications Instructor instructor at Algonquin College.

Top Canadian Space Stories of 2022

The Moon appears smaller from Orion’s perspective on flight day 22 as the Artemis I spacecraft continues distancing itself from our lunar neighbor, over 125,000 miles away in this image.

Canadian space delivered a lot of high-profile missions this year, from low Earth orbit all the way to the Moon and even a Lagrange Point. Despite a decline in spending, the Canadian Space Agency financed Moon and Earth observation plans – and the Canadian military opened its own Space Force.

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Celestial Growth Creates First Canadian Space Technology Focused Capital Pool Company

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Canadian company Celestial Growth made its public debut today (Dec. 22), listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) as a new pathway for Canadian companies to seek funding as they grow. 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

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Canadian Instrument Set to Launch on Important Earth Observation Satellite SWOT

Artist illustration of Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft.

A Canadian division of a U.S. company is playing a keystone role in a NASA-French led satellite mission. California-based Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI), which has an office in Georgetown, Ont., supplied a crucial part of the wide-swath radar instrument that will fly aboard the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite slated for launch early on Friday (Dec. 16). This page is for …

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Canada Elects Not to Renew CETA Trade Agreement Space Related Section

Canada - EU trade agreement

The Canadian government has elected not to renew a space-related section of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union (EU) after a 2022 report by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) said no Canadian organization reported being able to access any EU contract covered by the agreement. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, …

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SpaceRyde Signs Agreement for Four Commercial Launches

SpaceRyde engine test November 3, 2021

Toronto-based SpaceRyde signed a multiple launch agreement (MLA) with ISILaunch Services for four Canadian commercial launches starting in 2024. 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

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