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This week, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba to meet with Canadian students. He will speak with them about his journey and what it takes to become an astronaut.
Read More »New Manufacturing for New Space is the Theme for this Years Canadian Space Commerce Association's National Conference
The Canadian Space Commerce Association’s annual conference this year will on focus New Manufacturing for New Space as its theme. The conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday, March 13, 2014.
Read More »COM DEV Receives $1-million Grant from the Province of Ontario
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Cambridge Ontario to announce a $1-million grant to COM DEV to boost the company in creating more jobs and keeping it’s place as a top company in the space sector.
Read More »Canada Unveils New Space Policy Framework Taking a Step in the Right Direction
The Canadian government unveiled a new space policy framework today that reinforces what many within the space sector already new, space is an integral part of Canadian’s everyday lives and its importance will only grow.
Read More »Sapphire Forms the Heart of the Canadian Space Surveillance System
It’s been a long wait but after completing extensive testing Canada’s first dedicated military satellite, Sapphire, is ready for service.
Read More »Queen's University Holds Successful Space Conference
Between January 24th and 26th approximately 100 space enthusiasts including students, industry professionals, and university professors gathered in Kingston for yet another Queen’s Space Conference. The theme this year was “Canada’s place in tomorrow’s space industry.”
Read More »XPAntarctik to Test Astroskin for the Canadian Space Agency
XPAntarctik, a crew of six experienced explorers, leaves Canada today on the first leg of an unprecedented 45‑day expedition to Antarctica. During their expedition, the team will be testing Astroskin, a prototype “smart shirt” for space for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Read More »CSA Releases State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its annual State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012. The report, 24 pages in length, notes a decline in overall revenues of 4.5% from the previous year with total revenues coming in at $3.327 billion.
Read More »The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Announces 2014 Award Recipients
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) announced on Tuesday the 2014 Award recipients for three Award categories and the Ken Chilton Prize.
Read More »Nüvü Caméras Improves on the HNü EMCCD Line of Cameras
Nüvü Caméras has improved the performance of its already popular HNü EMCCD line of cameras.
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