Have you seen the latest news about Elon Musk, SpaceX and Starlink? What about Telesat? Hmm. Since it's last earnings call in November Telesat has signed a number of deals, but the cloud hanging over the company persists. 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 »Space Governance Takes Centre Stage in New Cybersecurity and Outer Space Series
The Waterloo based Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has released a new series of essays on Cybersecurity and Outer Space.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Opens Regulatory Framework Consultation
Working with other government departments, the The Canadian Space Agency has opened up a public consultation for a modern regulatory framework for space.
Read More »Department of National Defence Quantum IDEaS Opportunity Coming Soon
A new Department of National Defence (DND) IDEaS challenge is coming within the next week focused on “preparing for a quantum world,” including technologies used in the space sector.
Read More »After Years of Work, MLS CEO Steve Matier “Humbled” as Commercial Space Launch Approved in Canada
After the Government of Canada publicly announced last week it would support commercial space launch in Canada, Steve Matier, CEO of Maritime Launch Services (MLS) first comment to SpaceQ was that he was "sincerely humbled by what has started." In an interview with SpaceQ, Matier provided some context, a little of the backstory, and what's next. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? …
Read More »Government of Canada Gives Domestic Spaceport and Rocket Launch Industry a Boost
It's been years in the making, but today the Government of Canada signalled it would fully support the development of a domestic commercial space launch capability and necessary facilities. The first step, in the interim, and starting from today, would allow on a case-by-case basis, orbital launches from Canada. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, …
Read More »The Value of the Global Space Economy Surged in 2022
According to the annual report by Euroconsult on the global space economy, the value reached an all time high of US$424 billion, a 14.1% increase over the previous year. 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 »Canadian Astronomical Society Provides Quarterly Update
The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) provided its quarterly update through its Cassiopeia Newsletter last month. The newsletter provides a comprehensive update on existing programs such as the proposed CASTOR space telescope, the Square Kilometre Array and occasionally new happenings.
Read More »SkyWatch adds Sidus Space as TerraStream Customer
Sidus Space today announced it had selected Kitchener-Waterloo based SkyWatch as a partner to distribute commercial data from its satellite constellation through the TerraStream service.
Read More »ispace Completes 50% of the HAKUTO-R First Lunar Mission Milestones
On January 11, 2023, a month after the launch of the ispace Japanese HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the company announced it had completed 50% of the missions milestones. Onboard the lunar lander are two Canadian payloads.
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