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Dr. Alexander Degtyarev, the Director General of the Yuzhnoye State Design Office in the Ukraine, passed away last week from COVID-19.

Montreal-based startup Reaction Dynamics recently completed installing its core hybrid rocket engine, the largest such 3D printed engine in the world. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

In 2014 China didn’t have any private space companies. Today there are over a 100, the number is growing, and this past week GalaxySpace became the first space unicorn in the country with a valuation of over $1 billion after completing its Series B+ round.

On its latest launch Friday, Nov. 20, Rocket Lab successfully launched its 16th mission with 30 small satellites and recovered the first stage booster of its Electron rocket. On a call with journalists, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck outlined what the recovery means for the company. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and …

Telesat Canada today announced it plans to become a public company after coming to an agreement with its two largest shareholders, U.S. based Loral Space & Communications and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). The move which was expected comes at a time when two of its competitors are poised to begin rolling out their full services months, if not a year before …

In 2014 China didn’t have any private space companies. Today there are over a 100 and growing. SpaceQ will now begin to cover China’s emerging space economy on a more regular basis. That coverage will include what the export opportunities are for western nations.

SpaceQ has learned that the SpaceX Transporter-1 Rideshare mission has slipped until the new year with a January 14th launch date. The mission will carry 9 Canadian small satellites on-board.

GHGSat has once again turned to Toronto based small satellite builder Space Flight Lab to build its next three satellites, GHGSat-C3, C4 and C5. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Earlier this week SpaceQ reported that Elon Musk had told us that Starlink invitations to a beta tester of the Starlink satellite internet would be sent this week. True to his word, reports began to trickle in last evening of excited users getting their invitations.

The Canadian Space Agency and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will hold French and English webinars starting next week on intellectual property in the space sector.