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The 2nd Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) has a winner and it’s the University of Victoria. The University of Manitoba won the inaugural UrtheCast Educational Outreach Award.
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Canada’s Challenge: Launching Our Own Satellites
Last week COM DEV announced that Canada’s earth observation Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) launch was being postponed at the insistence of the Government of Canada, a by-product of political tensions in the Ukraine with Russian as the instigator. This is a situation that need not have happened if Canada had a progressive space policy in place.
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New Manufacturing for New Space is the Theme for this Years Canadian Space Commerce Association's National Conference
The Canadian Space Commerce Association’s annual conference this year will on focus New Manufacturing for New Space as its theme. The conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday, March 13, 2014.
Read More »COM DEV Receives $1-million Grant from the Province of Ontario
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Cambridge Ontario to announce a $1-million grant to COM DEV to boost the company in creating more jobs and keeping it’s place as a top company in the space sector.
Read More »Sapphire Forms the Heart of the Canadian Space Surveillance System
It’s been a long wait but after completing extensive testing Canada’s first dedicated military satellite, Sapphire, is ready for service.
Read More »XPAntarctik to Test Astroskin for the Canadian Space Agency
XPAntarctik, a crew of six experienced explorers, leaves Canada today on the first leg of an unprecedented 45‑day expedition to Antarctica. During their expedition, the team will be testing Astroskin, a prototype “smart shirt” for space for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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CSA Releases State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its annual State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012. The report, 24 pages in length, notes a decline in overall revenues of 4.5% from the previous year with total revenues coming in at $3.327 billion.
Read More »MDA to Provide Subsystem for the European Data Relay Satellite C
MacDonald , Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced on Monday that it signed a contract in excess of CA$4 million to provide OHB System AG with satellite communication electronics to be integrated into the EDRS-C telecommunication satellite as part of the European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system.
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UrtheCast Space Station Camera Installation Update
UrtheCast Corp. announces that on Dec. 27, 2013, its two Earth observation cameras were installed as planned on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). However, Mission Controllers were unable to confirm that the cameras were receiving power from the ISS.
Read More »2013 Canadian Aerospace Summit Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow over 600 attendees will gather in Ottawa for the annual Canadian Aerospace Summit hosted by the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC). This years theme is “Engage in Change”.
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