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In agreeing to review My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam, I was not sure if Anousheh’s story would captivate me or not. I had met Anousheh at Yuri’s Night at NASA Ames on April 12, 2007, seven months after her journey to the International Space Station. At that time I knew little about her …
Read More »Shrinking Budget and No Space Plan puts the Canadian Space Agency in a Bind
On March 4th the federal government will release what is expected to be a frugal budget. This is in part is due to lower tax revenues. The December 2009 deficit was $3.1 billion with revenues down $19.4-billion and program expenses up $22 billion. With revenues down and the deficit climbing the government has signaled that there will be few new spending initiatives and that some …
Read More »Ottawa Citizen – Right Message – Wrong on Facts in Article on Canadian Space Agency
The Ottawa Citizen article “Rocket Science” which appeared in yesterday’s paper was over simplified and got even some of the basic facts wrong. I do however agree with the message of the article that the Government, and in particular Minister of Industry Tony Clement, needs to be proactive and release a new Long Term Space Plan for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Read More »RASC Issues Green Laser Pointer Usage Information
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada issued the following information for its members. Over the last decade the striking ethereal glow of Green Laser Pointers (GLPs) has become a familiar sight at astronomy education and public outreach (EPO) events, from star parties for beginners to sky-at-night tours around astronomical installations. With the beam of a GLP an astronomy educator can direct an audience unerringly to …
Read More »NASA MODIS Image of Sea Ice in the St. Lawrence River
Sea ice fills the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in this image, captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on January 17, 2010. The St. Lawrence River carries water from the Great Lakes out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and then into the Atlantic Ocean.
Read More »RADARSAT-2 Image of City of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Canadian Space Agency has released the following RADARSAT-2 image showing specific locations in and around the capital city Port-au-Prince. The epicenter of the quake was just 15 kilometers from the capital and only 10 kilometers deep.
Read More »Canadian Technology Tested at Upcoming PISCES Field Tests in Hawaii
The lower slopes of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea with its volcanic soil and which resembles the surfaces of the moon and Mars will be the location for upcoming field tests of a variety of technology with representation from NASA, the German and Canadian Space Agency and Canadian organizations.
Read More »Webinar: Accelerating the Design of Complex Space Systems with Advanced Physical Modeling Techniques
January 27, 2010: 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM Eastern Time Upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars are triggering an extensive range of new design techniques and tools to deal with the emerging complexity of the required systems. This webinar presents an overview of modeling and simulation of space systems using physical modeling techniques derived from symbolic model formulation techniques.
Read More »Lecture: The World At Night: One People, One Sky
Astronomer David Dodge who worked for 35 years with the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre will be speaking at the University of British Columbia this Thursday evening. His educational presentation is titled: The World At Night: One People, One Sky.
Read More »Canadian Space Commerce Association 2010 AGM
The Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA) is currently working on plans for our 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is is now scheduled for March 16.
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