Forget any perceived space race between the U.S., China, Russia and yes, even India, the real race consumers are interested in right now is who will deliver broadband internet from low Earth orbit. In this race SpaceX’s Starlink has an early lead, but is the hype and marketing outpacing reality?
Read More »Nüvü Camēras awarded $1 million for enabling technologies for the exploration of exoplanets
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded Montreal based Nüvü Camēras $1 million to continue the development of technologies for the exploration of exoplanets. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »SpaceX Dragon Crew-2 mission lights up the sky with early morning launch
With an on-time launch at 5:49 a.m. EDT this morning a Falcon 9 rocket launched four astronauts from three countries on the SpaceX Dragon Crew-2 mission.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency: Let’s celebrate Earth Day
The Canadian Space Agency has released a new video to celebrate Earth Day.
Read More »UrtheCast is born again as EarthDaily Analytics through Antarctica Capital
Antarctica Capital, a private equity firm, today announced the formation of EarthDaily Analytics, a new Vancouver based company born from the insolvency of UrtheCast. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »In U.S. rocketry competition Canadian teams dominate critical design review
The Base 11 Space Challenge, which has a launch prize of US$1 million, has completed the critical design review with the Concordia University team finishing first and the University of British Columbia team finishing third. It is a remarkable achievement. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »ABB awarded $2.25 million for CSA CASTOR telescope contract
Québec City based ABB has been awarded a $2.25 million contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and UV Research (CASTOR) concept. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »2021 Canadian federal budget contains funding for earth observation
The 2021 federal budget contains many initiatives to help businesses, but when looking at the space sector there is only item that clearly targets an initiative that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is leading, and that's space-based earth observation. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »An early look at NASA’s plans for a lunar Artemis Base Camp
NASA has a plan to get astronauts back on the Moon’s surface as early as 2024. But what will an Artemis Base Camp look like beyond the first mission?
Read More »Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars
Early this morning the NASA Mars Ingenuity helicopter became the first aircraft to fly on another planet. It marked an important milestone for humanity in our exploration of another planet and the universe.
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