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Only four days before their scheduled launch to the International Space Station, the Expedition 58 crew of Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineers Anne McClain of NASA, and Canada’s David Saint-Jacques participated in a final fit check in their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on November 29.

According to the Canadian Space Agency, David Saint-Jacques and his crewmates will enter the Soyuz two and half hours before launch and after the pre-launch checks are completed they will have about 40 minutes to themselves. So, what does an astronaut do when strapped into their seat in a rocket with time on their hands? Listen to music of course.

David Saint-Jaques is in quarantine in Baikonur, Kazakhstan ahead of his launch next Monday morning to the International Space Station (ISS).

My special guest this week on the SpaceQ podcast is William “Mac” Evans a thirty year veteran of the Canadian space program and a member of the Order of Canada.

What happens when a comic comes to town and wants to talk about launching rockets? The folks of Canso, Nova Scotia found out.

The Canadian Space Agency has released a short video of the 10 years of preparation by astronaut David Saint-Jacques for his six month mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Data analytics professionals have a wealth of Earth observation data to deal with, so several representatives of industry suggested ways to manage the overwhelming flow of information at a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) conference. 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

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is already thinking about what's next after its RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launches in February 2019. 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

NASA has done it again. This time the InSight lander has successfully touched down on Mars and will start what is expected to be a two year mission.

The Hill Times, the Ottawa based newspaper that covers all things politics, has published its annual Aerospace Briefing, along with a full page ad from the Don’t Let Go Canada Coalition.