In April the Trump administration surprised everyone by announcing that it was directing NASA to land American astronauts on the moon within five years.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Becomes the First Canadian Astronaut to “Catch” a Cargo Ship
This past Monday David Saint-Jacques added another accomplishment to his resume while on-orbit for his six month stay on the International Space Station (ISS) by performing a “cosmic catch”.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Continues Health Research With Potential New Opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) posted an Advanced Notice yesterday for three potential Announcements of Opportunity (AO) as part of its Grants and Contributions Program in the area of health research.
Read More »Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute Announces 2019 Senior Awards
The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) has announced the recipients of its five Senior Awards for both its AERO and ASTRO events.
Read More »Airbus and Thales Alenia Space-Maxar Consortium Complete Milestones in Bid for Telesat Contract
Telesat has reached another milestone in its efforts to get its proposed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation off the ground.
Read More »RADARSAT Constellation Mission Launch Date Set
At long last Canada’s trio of new Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, otherwise known as the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) has a launch date.
Read More »Canadian Robot Dextre Fixes Space Station Power Issue
Canada’s robotic suite of tools on the International Space Station (ISS) lead by Dextre removed a failed power switch earlier this morning restoring full power to the US portion of the ISS.
Read More »Expert Panel Discusses Space Resources at Western Space Day
On April 12 Western University held its annual Space Day. One of the more interesting events was a panel discussion on Space Resources: The Next Frontier in Exploration.
Read More »Canadian Lunar Gateway Proposals Go Ahead Despite Uncertainty in the US
Following up on its earlier request for information issued in late January, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) last Friday issued the expected follow-up request for proposals (RFP) for the Deep Space Exploration Robotics (DSXR) initiative.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Speaks to Students to Mark Earth Day
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) held a contest for students for the Exploring Earth activity. The winning school was Stonepark Intermediate School of Prince Edward Island. Their prize? An interactive session to mark Earth Day with astronaut David Saint-Jacques who is on the International Space Station.
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