The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) is once again looking for input as part of its annual pre-budget consultations.
Read More »Audit of the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program Provides Mostly Clean Report
An internal audit of the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) did not reveal any substantive issues but did provide some additional details on program spending.
Read More »Pandemic, Supply Issues Takes a Toll in Latest State of the Canadian Space Sector Report
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently released its latest State of the Canadian Space Sector Report with data from 2020 and 2021. It shows a decline in total sector revenues from of 11% between 2019 to 2020 but was “virtually unchanged” between 2020 and 2021.
Read More »MDA Adds Stephanie McDonald as Chief People, Culture and Transformation Officer
MDA has hired Stephanie McDonald as their new Chief People, Culture and Transformation Officer who has experience in “providing long-term strategic planning and value creation in publicly-traded companies.”
Read More »MLS, Space Community Celebrates Debut Student Rocket Launch at Spaceport Nova Scotia
The debut launch from Maritime Launch Services’ (MLS) Nova Scotia spaceport not only went to plan, but took place with the backing of a huge number of community supporters.
Read More »MDA Awarded Another Contract to Fight Illegal Fishing
Prior to the Canada Day long weekend MDA announced it was awarded another contract from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in the governments efforts to fight illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing.
Read More »Spaceport Nova Scotia First Suborbital Rocket Launch Scheduled for July 5
It may be a couple of days after the Canada Day long weekend, but Maritime Launch Services (MLS) has a present for Canada. Spaceport Nova Scotia will host its first rocket launch attempt on July 5.
Read More »NorthStar, SES Sign Deal to Monitor SES’ Satellites in Orbit
NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar), the a space-based situational awareness startup, has signed satellite operator SES as its first major commercial client. 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
Read More »Maritime Launch Service to Host Suborbital Launch Attempt Next Month
Maritime Launch Services (MLS) remains on track to offer a small rocket launch this year, its CEO said in a recent broadcast, but no updates were available yet on its licensing efforts.
Read More »NorthStar Finds New Launch Provider
After Virgin Orbit recently folded, NorthStar Earth & Space was in need of a new launch provider to get its first group of satellites launched this year. Today they announced that Rocket Lab would be their ride to space.
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