The Department of National Defence has awarded two contracts valued at $46.2M from the All Domain Situational Awareness Science & Technology Program for three microsatellites and two polar radars.
Read More »Investors Increasingly Looking to Space Startups
Space Angels, a leading proponent and investor in space startups, has released its 2018 fourth quarter report which indicates that US$2.97B in equity capital was invested in space companies globally in 2018.
Read More »Canadian Astronauts Saint-Jacques and Kutryk Launch Astro Pi Challenge for Students
Live from the International Space Station (ISS) and from Lord Selkirk Elementary School in Vancouver, Canadian astronauts David Saint-Jacques and Joshua Kutryk launched the Astro Pi Challenge for young students.
Read More »SpaceHorizon Wants to be Canada’s First Orbital Launch Provider
Canada has never launched an orbital rocket. SpaceHorizon wants to change that, and it knows it faces an uphill battle to make the dream a reality.
Read More »Telesat Makes a Calculated Gamble on Blue Origin to Launch LEO Satellite Constellation
Telesat is making a calculated gamble on Blue Origin, one that could save them money, and critically, allow them to deploy their low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation on their timeline.
Read More »Details Available For the InvestmentSpace 2019 Conference
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a schedule, speakers, and initial organizations participating in its inaugural InvestmentSpace 2019 conference.
Read More »Facing Tough Capital Expenditure Choices Maxar Opts-Out of DARPA Robotic Servicing Program
Maxar announced today that it had made the decision to terminate its contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
Read More »The CSA is Looking for Deep Space Exploration Robotics Interface Concepts
The Canadian Space Agency issued a request for information (RFI) today for its Deep Space Exploration Robotics (DSXR) initiative.
Read More »How Kepler Communications is Enabling Communications for Its Small Satellites
Satellite communication technology has evolved to the point that even very small satellites in low Earth orbit can have robust “comms” with ground stations. How do they do it?
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum Hosts an Update on the OSIRIS-REx Mission
In the early evening of January 25 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, a panel of experts provided an introduction, update and context of Canada’s participation in the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
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