SpaceX’s proposal to accelerate evolution of the Dragon spacecraft to a crew transportation system.

Animation of the Orbital Cygnus spacecraft commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The Canadian Space Agency released one of the images captured by Radarsat-2 which were delivered to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters on behalf of Emergency Management Australia and the State of Queensland, Australia. The featured image shows Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland.

Every now and then a video comes along that goes viral with an unexpected impact. In this case the video titled “NASA – The Frontier is Everywhere” by Canadian Reid Gower of Victoria has done just that. Gower created the video because he was frustrated with NASA.

Canada has no indigenously satellite launch capability and until the last decade it wasn’t even an issue people within the industry contemplated too seriously. However global security events such as 9/11, arctic sovereignty, earth observation needs have all increased Canada’s need and reliance on satellites. So does Canada need an indigenous satellite launch capability? It’s a question worth exploring as we consider whether Canadian sovereignty …

After several delays Canada’s robotic handyman named Dextre aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has passed its final exam and is now ready for full duties. Dextre, short for Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, was designed and built by MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Dextre along with Canadarm-2 on the ISS are known as the Mobile Servicing System (MSS).

For NASA, 2010 was another year of new exploration, exciting discoveries, and important milestones. From spaceflight, to science and technology; from understanding life here on Earth, to where we might find it elsewhere. From protecting our home planet, to inspiring the next generation of explorers.

The Astronomy & Space Exploration Society (ASX) at the University of Toronto invites you to this exciting event! Date: January 28, 2011 Location:Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, 31 Kings College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, CA Featuring: – Prof. Alexei V. Filippenko, University of California at Berkeley – Dr. Michel Lefebvre, Professor at University of Victoria, Deputy Team Leader of ATLAS detector at LHC – …

The next meeting of the Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA) is Wednesday, January 12th from 7:30 – 9:00pm at the law office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 199 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON M5L 1A9. (a map to the office can be found at: http://www.blakes.com/english/toronto.html). The speaker will be Grant Bonin from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies …