At long last Canada’s trio of new Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, otherwise known as the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) has a launch date.
Read More »Canadian Robot Dextre Fixes Space Station Power Issue
Canada’s robotic suite of tools on the International Space Station (ISS) lead by Dextre removed a failed power switch earlier this morning restoring full power to the US portion of the ISS.
Read More »Expert Panel Discusses Space Resources at Western Space Day
On April 12 Western University held its annual Space Day. One of the more interesting events was a panel discussion on Space Resources: The Next Frontier in Exploration.
Read More »Canadian Lunar Gateway Proposals Go Ahead Despite Uncertainty in the US
Following up on its earlier request for information issued in late January, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) last Friday issued the expected follow-up request for proposals (RFP) for the Deep Space Exploration Robotics (DSXR) initiative.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency WildFireSat Satellite Would Monitor Wildfires
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is looking into the feasibility of building a small satellite called WildFireSat with the purpose of monitoring wildfires.
Read More »Podcast: Inspiring Future Women in Science
The Perimeter Institute in Waterloo held a one day conference on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day. Included was a panel discussion, Inspiring Future Women in Science.
Read More »Blockchain and Space: Chains in Space
Last week, we introduced SpaceQ readers to “Blockchain” technology. Blockchain uses encryption to create databases (often transaction ledgers) that have three key qualities: they’re decentralized, they’re transparent, and they’re immutable—changes cannot be rescinded and data cannot be removed.
Read More »Canada Takes Another Step Towards Sending a Rover to the Moon
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded another four contracts valued at $700,000 under the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) program, this time for research related to a possible future moon rover.
Read More »Opinion: Farewell to the “Humble” Satellite – See You in 400 Years
It was recently confirmed that Canada’s first space-based satellite, MOST (for Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars), had stopped functioning. Dubbed the “humble” satellite because of its meager budget of $10M but similar mission to the Hubble telescope, MOST’s success was one of Canadian ingenuity.
Read More »Canadian High School Students First Ever to Participate in European Sounding-Rocket Competition
A Canadian high school team will be the first ever to fly a payload in a European sounding-rocket student competition.
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