LAVAL, QUE. – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president Sylvain Laporte took the stage in Laval on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) ASTRO 2019 conference with a very different message than a year ago.
Read More »Concordia University and UBC Have Strong Showing at BASE 11 Rocket Challenge Phase 1
As rocketry teams from across Canada prepare for next weeks 2019 Spaceport America Cup, another competition, the BASE 11 Space Challenge has just wrapped up its Phase 1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) which saw impressive results by Concordia University and the University of British Columbia rocketry teams.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques and His Expedition 59 Crewmates Return to Earth Safely
After six months in space, David-Saint-Jacques and his crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain and Expedition 59/Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed safely tonight at 10:47 p.m. EDT.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Holds His Last On-Orbit Media Event and Creative Writers Contest Winners Announced
Two days from now David Saint-Jacques will return to Earth after more than six months in space and setting a Canadian record for the longest duration mission. On June 19 he participated in his last on-orbit media event.
Read More »Canadian NEOSSat Satellite Takes Picture of Healthy RADARSAT Constellation Mission
LAVAL, QUE. – Just three days after the launch of the RADARSAT Satellite Constellation (RCM) mission, another Canadian satellite, NEOSSat, a near Earth surveillance satellite, took a picture of a healthy RCM.
Read More »Daniel Faber Discusses Orbit Fab’s Plan for Gas Stations in Space
If you’re a serial entrepreneur and you want to start a New Space company, what type of business should you start? Well, how about Gas Stations in Space?
Read More »Making Government Science Work for Canada and the World Report Released
Over 30 people who worked for or with the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) came together to write the Making Government Science Work for Canada report published to coincide with the 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing conference.
Read More »A Summary of the 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
The world’s longest running symposium series on remote sensing saw the 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing take place in Fredericton June 4th to 6th.
Read More »The AIAC Releases Vision 2025 Report and Receives $49 Million From The Government
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) will fondly remember this years Paris Air Show as they released their Vision 2025 report and received $49 million from the federal government for a new aerospace innovation ecosystem.
Read More »Honeywell Aerospace Wins $30 Million Contract to Build QEYSSat Satellite
On Thursday of last week Public Works and Government Services Canada posted a contract award notice of $30 million to Honeywell Aerospace from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) but without mentioning what the contract was for.
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