The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested further information from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) in its effort to acquire U.S. based Space Systems/Loral Inc. (SS/L). The second request is part of the ongoing review before the deal can clear the necessary regulatory hurdles and is not considered unduly unusual.
Read More »AIAC Gearing up for the 2nd Annual Canadian Aerospace Summit
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada preparations for the 2012 Canadian Aerospace Summit are well underway with a preliminary conference program available soon according to Kristen VanderHoek, AIAC Director of Communications.
Read More »Annual Canadian Space Summit to be held in London Ontario in November
The 2012 Canadian Space Summit will be held in London Ontario November 14-16 2012. This is the annual meeting of the Canadian Space Society. This year, the sponsor is the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) at the University of Western Ontario.
Read More »Canadian Satellites Finally Set For Launch on Indian Rocket
It would appear that several Canadian satellites are finally going to get their launch after years of delays by the Indian Space Research Organization.
Read More »MDA Union Wants Canadarm to be Displayed in a Museum
A letter from Roland Kiehne, President of the CAW Local 112 (MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Brampton) was sent and published by the Postmedia Network across their network of papers including the Ottawa Citizen questioning the decision to display the iconic Canadarm at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters rather than a museum.
Read More »Russian Soyuz Launches with COM DEV exactView-1 Satellite
A Russian Soyuz-FG vehicle launched early Sunday morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with five satellites onboard including COM DEV’s ExactView-1 as a secondary payload. Other satellites included the primary payloads of the Russian satellite KANOPUS-V1 (Canopus-B) and Belarusian BKA satellite and other secondary payloads MKA-PN1 from Russia and German TET-1.
Read More »Astrium Completes Testing and Delivery of Airborne Satcom System to the Canadian Department of National Defence
Astrium has completed testing a new airborne satcom terminal for the Canadian National Defence (DND).
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency and NASA Test Lunar Technologies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has been invited by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to test technologies and concepts for lunar exploration. The joint nine-day field test takes place starting this week in a volcanic area near Hilo, Hawaii. A Canadian built rover will test procedures which may ultimately prove that water can be obtained from lunar soil.
Read More »Canada Opens Pavilion at 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry opened the Canadian Pavilion this week at the 2012 Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England. The same day, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) released performance results for Canada’s aerospace industry in 2011.
Read More »Magellan Aerospace Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Black Brant Rockets
Magellan Aerospace‘s Winnipeg division, Bristol Aerospace Limited recently held a celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first Black Brant sounding rocket. Since the June 1962 launch, more than 1,000 Black Brant rockets have been sold worldwide.
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