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It seems NASA and other nations are focused on the exploration of the moon by robotics and eventually humans again. Canada, should the government choose to participate, can have a critical role.

When we look back at some of what was expected in 2018 with respect to significant Canadian space events, it’s clear they all delivered, just not always with the expected results.

It would seem getting the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launched is an exercise in patience as the hoped for mid-February launch is “likely” delayed again.

In the first of our three part Podcast Winter Series were featuring the sounds of Mars. 

Canada is participating in the NASA led OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. In early December the spacecraft went into orbit around the asteroid. Why are we participating in this mission?

Fifty years ago on the Apollo 8 mission NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders celebrated the first holiday season in space while entering orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve.

Less than a month ago NASA announced that nine companies had been selected as “couriers” for future payloads to the surface of the moon. The combined maximum contract value is $2.6 billion over the next 10 years. The Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is brilliant and here’s why.

The recent Canadian Science Policy Conference was an opportunity for those unfamiliar with the current state of Canada’s space policy to learn more.

David Saint-Jacques is in his third week aboard the International Station Station (ISS) and later today it will become a lot quieter with the departure of half of the crew.

A House of Commons e-petition in support of Canada’s space sector has gained enough signatures that the government will have to respond to it.