Most users of the SpaceX Starlink service understand that the 'Better Than Nothing Beta' program will have its issues, and in email to those beta users last night Starlink acknowledged a recent issue and outlined upcoming improvements. 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
Read More »Startup NXT Farm is profitable and growing organically
On this weeks Space Economy podcast my guest is Pavel Bordioug of NXT Farm, a precision agriculture technology startup based in the Waterloo, Ontario.
Read More »Kepler Communications receives $3.8 million loan from FedDev Ontario
On March 31, 2021 Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages announced that Kepler Communications would receive a $3.8 million repayable contribution from FedDev Ontario. 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
Read More »Turbulent stock market impacts MDA IPO
While the TSX Composite index is up 6.98% the first three months this year, the month of March was quite turbulent with the index up just under 1%. The unsettled market has had an impact on the uptake of MDA's initial public offering which is scheduled to be listed next week. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
Read More »Canadian Spaceport Report – Northern Private Capital expressed an interest in Nova Scotia spaceport
This is the first edition of the Canadian Spaceport Report, the renamed report for our previous series we called the Canadian Spaceport Launch Vehicle Power Rankings. Among the updates in this report is news concerning Maritime Launch Services (MLS) and we've also learned that Northern Private Capital visited Yuzhnoye Design Office with MLS. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven …
Read More »MDA begins releasing new promotional videos ahead of IPO
When MDA became a private company last year it began a rebranding including a new logo, social media accounts and a new YouTube channel. That YouTube channel has been quite quiet until about a week ago.
Read More »Department of National Defence budget for 2021-22 set at $24.3 billion
The Department of National Defence (DND) budget for 2021-22 has been set at $24.3 billion a slight decrease from the previous year, but is actually increased from the projection of last year. 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
Read More »As MDA aims to raise $500M in an IPO is it under or overvalued (updated)
MDA Ltd. has released its preliminary prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO) and is looking to raise $500 million with an offering price per share between $16 and $20. If the interest in the IPO is strong, then the company could be valued at $2 billion as it goes public. That valuation would suggest a nice return on investment for Northern Private Capital (NPC) …
Read More »NASA’s plans to commercialize communications and navigation from the Earth to the Moon
In this weeks Space Economy podcast we learn about NASA’s plans to commercialize communications and navigation from Earth to the Moon.
Read More »Commercial Soyuz launches with Kepler Communications satellites
After being delayed an additional day due to a power issue at the launch site, a commercial Soyuz-2.1a with 38 satellites onboard, including two from Kepler Communications, launched at a 2:07 am ET today. In a news release, Kepler touted a new record for Canadian satellites. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and …
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