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Future Directions for the Canadian Space Community

Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski moderated a panel on possible future directions for the Canadian Space Community. On the panel were Dr. Paul Sylvester, Memorial University, Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Space Policy Institute, Dr. Jack Mustard, Brown University and Dr. Chris Herd, University of Alberta.

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Lunar Rover Mobility

Peter Visscher of Ontario Drive and Gear presented this talk titled “Critical Mobility Technologies to Enable Long Term Lunar Surface Activity” at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit. Peter’s company has been funded by the Canadian Space Agency to work on lunar rover prototypes. NASA has expressed an interest in using one of Canada’s lunar rovers for a future moon mission as part of a Canadian …

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NASA Ames Director Pete Worden Talks Small Satellites

Last week at the Canadian Space Summit Pete Worden was one of the invited keynote speakers. His topic was Small Satellites for Science and Other Uses and as an example: Earth Observation, promises and challenges. Among the technologies he discusses is the Interplanetary Internet and what the future might hold. The talk is about 30 minutes with a 12 minute question and answer session.

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50 Years of Space Serving Canadians

At the 2012 Canadian Space Summit held last week at the University of Western Ontario in London this keynote highlighted Canada’s 50 years in space. Perry Edmundson of COM DEV International with help from Dr. David Kendall of the Canadian Space Agency and Dr. Lucy Stojak of HEC Montreal put together this excellent presentation.

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