In today’s article, the third in this weeks series on What’s in Canada’s Long Term Space Plans, I’ll present the 1985 Interim Space Plan and what became known as Canada’s first Long Term Space Plan which was released in May 1986. It will surprise you in its brevity.
Read More »This Years Space Security Index Has Been Released and Calls for Leadership
Waterloo based Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace-and-security think tank, has released Space Security Index 2018 which states security conditions in outer space are deteriorating and leadership is needed.
Read More »Japan Launches GOSAT-2 with Canadian Built Interferometer Onboard
Japan’s H-IIA rocket recently launched the Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) with an instrument developed by ABB in Quebec City.
Read More »The Early 1980’s: What’s in Canada’s Long Term Space Plans? Part 2
In today’s article, the second in this weeks series of articles on What’s in Canada’s Long Term Space Plans, I’ll present what some believe could have been considered Canada’s first Long Term Space Plan, but isn’t.
Read More »The 1967 Special Study No 1: What’s in Canada’s Long Term Space Plans? Part 1
As the government prepares to release a new space strategy which may or may not be considered a Long Term Space Plan, it might be a good time to get acquainted, or reacquainted, depending on your depth of knowledge, with Canada’s previous Long Term Space Plans.
Read More »Perimeter Institute – Jocelyn Bell Burnell: The Discovery of Pulsars
Jocelyn Bell Burnell is the winner of the 2018 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and recently spoke at a special talk at the Perimeter Institute about her 1967 discovery of pulsars and her career.
Read More »The Evolution of MDA Into Maxar Hits a Market Snag
MDA’s plan to reimagine itself as a U.S. based company has hit a big pothole along its path. This is primarily due to the significant downturn in sales of larger satellites, communication satellites destined for geosynchronous orbit (GEO), which is hitting its SSL unit hard.
Read More »A Look at Canada’s Space Exploration Decadal Plan
In late 2016 the Canadian Space Agency convened a Space Exploration Workshop. It wasn’t the regular workshop convened every few years. This one had a goal of producing a Science and Space Health Priorities plan for the next decade.
Read More »Maritime Launch Services Releases Spaceport Animation
Maritime Launch Services (MLS) which is conducting an environmental focus report for the province of Nova Scotia has released an animation of their proposed spaceport.
Read More »Space Apps Challenge Bring in More Than 425 Canadian Participants
Canadian space geeks came together during a weekend earlier this month (Oct. 19 to 21) to hack, chat and create space apps that got the attention of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA.
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