While we’re accustomed to a plenary featuring the heads of legacy national space agencies from the US, Russia, Japan, India, Europe, China and Canada, it’s only in the past few years that the voices of emerging space nations are starting to reach a global audience.
Read More »Canadian Robotic Prowess On Display Again as Canadarm2 Completes Another Spacecraft Capture
Early this morning, two US astronauts used the Canadarm2 on the International Space Station to capture an important resupply spacecraft loaded with new scientific equipment and supplies for the crew.
Read More »Kepler Communications Releases Trial Internet of Things Developer Kit
With two demonstration satellites, KIPP and CASE, in orbit, and with nearly a combined three years of operational testing time, Kepler is now ready to take the next step.
Read More »Terranauts: Bill Mackey an Original Canadian Space Station Flight Controller
We rarely get to hear what happens behind the scenes at a mission control, let alone how Canada participated in the Space Shuttle missions and now the International Space Station.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Releases Preliminary Agenda for Nanoracks Industry Day
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is holding an industry day on Friday November 15th for Nanoracks. The event follows the Space Health Forum taking place at CSA headquarters on November 13-14.
Read More »An IAC 2019 Special Podcast – The Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space
Humanity’s use of space is increasing every year as more nation states join the space club and commercial activities increases. It is important that all stakeholders work together towards a sustainable space environment.
Read More »Why did Helios Wire Sell to EchoStar?
Just over three and half years after its formation, Vancouver based Helios Wire has been sold to EchoStar. It’s an exit for the founders, though one in which it’s hard to gage how the company was performing when it sold.
Read More »Artemis to the Moon – NASA’s Hard Sell
When NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks of the Artemis program you can hear the passion and conviction in his voice.
Read More »Ryerson University Reverses Course and Approves Rocketry Propulsion Group Funding
The Ryerson Propulsion Group which had seen its funding partially approved, then frozen, has now seen its funding approved, after it became public.
Read More »Heads of Space Agencies Panel Highlights Benefits of International Cooperation but Political Tensions Persist
One theme was clear at the Heads of Agencies panel discussion at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington, international cooperation is important as humanity expands further into space. However, one could not but sense the undercurrent that national ambitions and political tensions could cloud some future cooperative efforts.
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