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With a 70% chance of a weather violation the Space Shuttle Atlantis beat the odds and thrilled close to a million gathered people who waited hours to see the final launch of a Space Shuttle. (Video of launch available)
Read More »Space Shuttle Atlantis Poised for Launch – Weather Permitting
While everything is proceeding smoothly at this point in the countdown the weather is still an issue with “thick clouds” being the current problem. The White Room has just been closed out after the astronauts were securely fastened into the shuttle.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency to fund Exploration Core Concept Studies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a public tender to fund up to six contracts worth a total of $1.5 million for concept studies related to its Exploration Core program. Proposals are due by August 10th and selected bidders will have approximately six months to complete their studies.
Read More »Bank of Canada Honours Canadarm2 and Dextre
The Bank of Canada is issuing new bank notes made out of polymer (plastic) starting this fall. Included and scheduled for issue in 2013 is a $5 note that will include the Canadarm2 and Dextre.
Read More »MDA Extends Definition Phase of its Satellite Infrastructure Servicing (SIS) Initiative
MDA announced on Friday that it was extending its the requirements definition phase of its previously announced ambitious Satellite Infrastructure Servicing (SIS) initiative by three months.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Moves Forward with Executing Next Space Plan
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will see it’s budget peak this year at an all time high of $424.6 million then drop 34% over the following two years according to estimates released yesterday in their annual Report on Plans and Priorities. At the same the agency has completed an overhaul and restructuring of their Program Activity Architecture which in effect begins the execution of the …
Read More »No Change for Space as Federal Government Releases Budget
The Federal government released the budget today and to no ones surprise it contained few changes from the budget released on March 22nd before the election. In fact for the space sector there were no changes in the slightly revised budget. What does this mean for the sector?
Read More »Incredible Images of Orbiter Endeavour and Space Station
These amazing pictures were taken from the International Space Station by a crew member and show the starry sky and Earth’s horizon along with the orbiter Endeavour on its last mission. Pictured with Endeavour is Canada’s Dextre robot which is attached the to the space station.
Read More »Canadian LIDAR to be a Part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
NASA today announced that the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission was the winner of NASA’s third mission in its New Frontiers Program. It was one of three finalists. Regardless of which mission was going to be selected Canada was participating in all three. Canada’s contribution will be a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system that the Canadian Space Agency will contract out to …
Read More »Christian Paradis to Become Industry Minister Responsible for Canadian Space Agency
The CBC is reporting that current Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis will take over the Industry portfolio which includes the Canadian Space Agency.
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