It would seem getting the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launched is an exercise in patience as the hoped for mid-February launch is “likely” delayed again.
Read More »The Sounds of Mars
In the first of our three part Podcast Winter Series were featuring the sounds of Mars.
Read More »Let’s Talk Asteroids: Canadian Astronaut and a Senior Scientist Answer Your Questions
Canada is participating in the NASA led OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. In early December the spacecraft went into orbit around the asteroid. Why are we participating in this mission?
Read More »David Saint-Jacques and Expedition 58 Astronauts Send Holiday Greetings from Space
Fifty years ago on the Apollo 8 mission NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders celebrated the first holiday season in space while entering orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve.
Read More »NASA’s Plan to Hitch a Ride With Commercial Lunar Payload Service Providers is Brilliant
Less than a month ago NASA announced that nine companies had been selected as “couriers” for future payloads to the surface of the moon. The combined maximum contract value is $2.6 billion over the next 10 years. The Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is brilliant and here’s why.
Read More »How Canada Can Create a Sustainable National Space Infrastructure
The recent Canadian Science Policy Conference was an opportunity for those unfamiliar with the current state of Canada’s space policy to learn more.
Read More »International Space Station Crew Down to Three
David Saint-Jacques is in his third week aboard the International Station Station (ISS) and later today it will become a lot quieter with the departure of half of the crew.
Read More »House of Commons E-Petition to Support Space Exploration Underway
A House of Commons e-petition in support of Canada’s space sector has gained enough signatures that the government will have to respond to it.
Read More »The Department of National Defence Awards $6.7 Million to Eight Companies for ISR
The Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded $6.7M in contracts to eight companies for the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) S&T Program.
Read More »The Space Investment Community is Just Getting Started with Startups
The space investment community is paying attention to Toronto’s Creative Destruction Labs (CDL) space stream which just completed its second session last week.
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