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Cambridge University Press has released a new book, The International Atlas of Mars Exploration – The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003, by Western University cartographer Philip J. Stooke. It is the second exploration atlas Stooke has created having previously released the popular International Atlas of Lunar Exploration.
Read More »MDA Clears Hurdle in its Bid to Acquire Space Systems/Loral
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has cleared one hurdle in its effort to acquire U.S. based Space Systems/Loral Inc. (SS/L). Both MDA and SS/L were notified yesterday that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has cleared the deal.
Read More »Arctic Cyclone Breaks Up Sea Ice
NASA has released the following animation which shows how the winds of a large Arctic cyclone broke up the thinning sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean in early August 2012. According to NASA the storm likely contributed to the ice cap’s shrinking to the smallest recorded extent in the past three decades.
Read More »An Interview with ISS Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer/Commander Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz on December 5th for the International Space Station for a six month mission. As a member of Expedition 34 he will be a Flight Engineer. During the second half of his mission he will be the space station Commander as part of Expedition 35. This will be the first time a Canadian has taken …
Read More »ISS Expedition 34/35 Crew News Conference
A news conference with the International Space Station crew of Expedition 34/35 consisting of Tom Marshburn (USA), Roman Romanenko (Russia) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan on December 5th.
Read More »U.S. DOJ Requests Additional information on MDA Acquisition of Space Systems/Loral
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested further information from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) in its effort to acquire U.S. based Space Systems/Loral Inc. (SS/L). The second request is part of the ongoing review before the deal can clear the necessary regulatory hurdles and is not considered unduly unusual.
Read More »AIAC Gearing up for the 2nd Annual Canadian Aerospace Summit
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada preparations for the 2012 Canadian Aerospace Summit are well underway with a preliminary conference program available soon according to Kristen VanderHoek, AIAC Director of Communications.
Read More »Alouette 1 – Celebrating 50 Years of Canada in Space
Canada’s first satellite, Alouette 1, is best known for being dedicated to scientific research. But that is only part of the story. Alouette 1, which continues to silently orbit the Earth on the 50th anniversary of its launch, was as much a product of the Cold War as its more famous predecessor, Sputnik, and it was a forerunner of the communications satellites that have since …
Read More »Military Space Drives Israel Space Program for Now
Israel, a country of close to 8 million people with an approximate $80 million space budget, both civil and military, is ranked 9th in the world in the latest edition of Futron’s Space Competitiveness Index. This, despite having less than 1/10th the GDP than four of the countries ahead of it and 1/5th of the other four. Israel is also part of a small exclusive …
Read More »Canadian Satellites Finally Set For Launch on Indian Rocket
It would appear that several Canadian satellites are finally going to get their launch after years of delays by the Indian Space Research Organization.
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