At the First Canadian Aerospace Summit hosted by the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada in Ottawa yesterday a distinguished group of leaders was brought together for the Canadian Aerospace Leaders Panel moderated by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Dr. Steve MacLean. The theme of the panel was “Does Canada need an aerospace industrial base?” The message from industry leaders was clear, for industry to be …
Read More »Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1 Successfully Rendezvous and Dock
For the first China has docked two of its spacecraft the Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1 space lab module.
Read More »MDA Reports Good Quarterly Results But News is Mixed on Satellite Servicing Front
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TSX:MDA) reported strong earnings for the third quarter of 2011 with revenues increasing to $182 million compared to $167 million for the same period last year. MDA was boosted in the third quarter by U.S. operations and medical robotics.
Read More »Is Canada Thinking Big Enough?
The following article first appeared in the first issue of our new magazine Space Quarterly on September 1, 2011. With the opening today of the First Canadian Aerospace Summit in Ottawa we thought it appropriate to publish this article online. The next issue of Space Quarterly will be published December 1. Subscribe to the digital or print edition for more in-depth coverage of the Canadian …
Read More »China Launches Shenzhou-8
China has launched the Shenzhou-8 which will attempt to rendezvous and dock with the Tiangong-1 space station module. This is China’s first attempt at a docking and rendezvous between its spacecraft.
Read More »International Space Station Video Update for October 24, 2011
The International Space Station video update for October 24, 2011.
Read More »NEEMO 15 Mission into Day 5 – Video Recaps
NASA’s NEEMO 15 mission with Canadian astronaut David Saint- Jacques onboard is into mission day 5. Today there will be no EVA’s as the crew Crew will do behavioural science projects from inside Aquarius.
Read More »German Satellite ROSAT will Reenter Atmosphere this Weekend
According to the German Aerospace Center the ROSAT satellite will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere between 2 pm EDT today and 2 pm tomorrow afternoon and there is the possibility parts of the satellite could hit somewhere in Canada.
Read More »Video Recap – This Week at NASA for the Week Ending October 21, 2011
A video recap of the top events at NASA this past week including three new flight directors at Mission Control in Houston, the latest on micro-gravity experiments aboard the ISS, Lifetime achievement awards for the Mars Rovers and more.
Read More »International Space Station Video Update for October 22, 2011
The The International Space Station orbit was boosted on Wednesday by approximately 3.2 kilometers in preparation for the next Soyuz Progress resupply mission.
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