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Kepler Communications has decided to go in-house to build its satellite constellation, and in so doing has become the second Canadian company to build a state-of-the-art small satellite manufacturing facility capable of mass production.

Last July GHGSat was invited to take part in the just concluded World Economic Forum as one of 56 Technology Pioneers. They prepared and made sure to take full advantage of the opportunity.

This afternoon Maritime Launch Services (MLS) and St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) will sign a Memo Of Understanding (MOU) that is the start of a new partnership and what both parties hope will be a long collaboration.

For those companies in Canada who have yearned to be a part of a future “lunar economy”, the Canadian Space Agency Lunar Exploration Acceleration Program is about to provide you with the financial mechanism to kickstart your efforts.

Telesat and two American partner companies plan a nine-month exercise with the U.S. Air Force that could position the Canadian satellite operator for future military and government tenders.

exactEarth and Hisdesat announced that in partnership they have received a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide satellite AIS (Automatic Identification System) services.

On December 26, 2019 John Spencer MacDonald passed away at the age of 83. He will be remembered in part as the co-founder of Canada’s best known space company, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, known as MDA.

Fifty years after MDA was founded as a private company it will be reverting back to being private, and not for the first time.

Satellite data aggregator and solution provider SkyWatch today announced it had closed a Series A round of funding raising $10 million (US$7.5M). The company also unveiled its latest product offering, TerraStream.

The rumour had been floating for six months, so now that its happened, it shouldn’t come as shock that MDA has been sold, right?