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The Canadian north’s need for reliable satellites was vividly illustrated in October 2011, when a software error aboard Telesat satellite Anik F2 caused it to malfunction.
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Canadian Space Agency Budget Estimates Before Budget Cuts Released
According to Treasury Board of Canada Main Estimates for 2012-13 released yesterday the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is estimated to see its budget reduced from $424.6 million from 2011-12 to $363.2 million representing a 16.9% decrease in its budget. The CSA budget was already scheduled to be reduced to $371.1 million, a decrease of 14.4% according to the CSA Report on Plans and Priorities 2011-12 …
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MDA Partners with UrtheCAST To Provide HQ Video From The ISS
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract for $4.2 million with Earth Video Camera Inc., (operating as UrtheCast), to provide them with information solutions to be incorporated into two high-definition video cameras to be installed on the International Space Station in late 2012.
Read More »Space Sector Gains Visibility as the Government Releases Details of the Review of Aerospace and Space Programs and Policies
The federal government announced today more details regarding the earlier announced review of aerospace policy and programs. Significant among them for the space sector is a change in name of the review itself. The review is now called the Review of Aerospace and Space Programs and Policies instead of the previous Review of Aerospace Policy and Programs.
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Our Critical Canadian Space Infrastructure Focus of Industry Group Annual Meeting
The Canadian Space Commerce Association will be holding its annual meeting on March 28th in Ottawa with Our Critical Canadian Space Infrastructure as its theme. The annual event brings together the various participants of the space systems sector to discuss the current state of affairs.
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COM DEV Releases Financial Results for 2011
COM DEV International Ltd. has released its fourth quarter and year end financial results. Revenues in 2011 were $203.2 million compared to $220.9 million in 2010 – an 8% decrease.
Read More »MDA Terminates Space Infrastructure Servicing Agreement with Intelsat
Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has announced that an agreement that it made with Intelsat S.A. last March to jointly develop a satellite servicing vehicle has ceased to be in effect.
Read More »MDA Signs RADARSAT Deal to Provide Data to China
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a $3 million deal with the Chinese company EarthView Image Inc. to provide data for use in areas such as land use management, environmental monitoring, and disaster response.
Read More »Paul Allen Announces Revolution in Space Transportation Stratolaunch System
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced today that he and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to fly beyond earth’s atmosphere, are developing a revolutionary approach to space transportation: an air-launch system to provide orbital access to space with greater safety, cost-effectiveness and flexibility.
Read More »More Pre-Budget Consultations Opportunities Available for Space Sector
The government announced today after holding a roundtable discussion in Charlottetown, that further pre-budget consultations with business, academic and sectoral leaders will take place in the New Year at venues across the country, details of which are still forthcoming.
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