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In his annual survey of small launch vehicles, Carlos Niederstrasser of Northrop Grumman says the survey is now tracking 166 vehicles, up very slightly from the year before. However, the number of vehicles in development has been going down since the high of the 2020 survey. Notably though, it appears small launch vehicles are on track to launching once a month, a marked improvement. This …

MDA said slowdowns in two space programs will lead to fewer revenues in Q3, during financial results released Friday (Aug. 12). But the company emphasized that it is working on guidance for 2023 and that the overall space market is strong, along with MDA’s customer base.

GHGSat announced Thursday that they’re been able to speed up the deployment and operationalization of their satellites, doubling their capacity in “record time.”

Recently retired BGen Kevin Whale who was Director General for Space at the Royal Canadian Air Force and recently Deputy Commanding General (Transformation) at Space Operations Command, United States Space Force has now now joined MDA.

Telesat is adjusting its budget for Lightspeed after inflation and schedule delays are further pushing up the cost of the satellite constellation.

Canada used to have a Space Advisory Board that provided guidance to the federal government on strategies for the space sector. Now, Space Canada is adding its list to the growing chorus of voices asking for Canada to once again launch an advisory group focused on space.

The Space Foundation has released its Q2 2022 Space Report in which it states the global space economy was US$469B in 2021, a 9% increase over the previous year.

A Russian cruise missile attack hit the Yuzhmash space factory in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on July 15th. What does this mean for Spaceport Nova Scotia? 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

While Canadian based C6 Launch Systems waits for the Canadian government to move forward with regulatory changes that will allow companies like C6 to launch in Canada, they are moving forward with preparations for their first suborbital test at a foreign spaceport.

The SpaceX veterans at Impulse Space are joining Relativity Space to launch the first commercial mission to Mars in late 2024. We spoke with Impulse's COO Barry Matsumori to learn more. 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