The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today published its departmental plan for the current budget year 2018-19, and while it is slightly higher at $349 million than last years planned spending for this year, it is a continuation of a downward budgetary spiral.
Read More »UrtheCast on the Edge of a Precipice
It’s been rough start to the year for UrtheCast as it tries to move forward with its plan to build its UrtheDaily Constellation. A confluence of events though has the company on the edge of a precipice.
Read More »Improved Ship Tracking Key in exactEarth’s Strategic Alternative Search
While exactEarth’s chief executive remains coy about how the “strategic alternative” search is going, he says the Earth observation company picked its timing carefully to look at a possible sale, merger or other activity to maximize shareholder value.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards $1.534 Million to COM DEV for a Hyperspectral Imager Technology Development
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a $1.534 million to COM DEV (Honeywell Canada) for a Focal Plane Array for Coastal & Inland Water Color Hyperspectral Imager as part of the Space Technology Development Program.
Read More »Planet and KSAT Threaten to Pull Ground Station Assets out of Canada (Updated)
Planet took the opportunity while presenting at the Canadian SmallSat Symposium to deliver a very public ultimatum to Global Affairs Canada. Either there is measurable progress on licensing of their ground stations in Inuvik by June 1, or they will dismantle them and leave Canada. And they weren’t the only company to threaten this action.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards $2M in Contracts for Priority Technologies and Space Utilization Study
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a total of $2M for two priority technology development contracts along with a contract for a socioeconomic benefit study.
Read More »SkyWatch Raises $4 Million in Seed Round for Earth Observation Platform
SkyWatch today announced that it had raised $4 million in its seed round of funding to continue development of its Earth Observation platform EarthCache.
Read More »Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies is celebrating 20 years of excellence in the nanosatellite and microsatellite market.
Read More »Significant Events in Canadian Space for 2018
What are some of the notable happenings in Canadian space in 2018? Here’s a hint, the first notable event happens in 8 days with a rocket launch in India.
Read More »Podcast Episode 26: Michelle Mendes on Small Satellites and the Canadian SmallSat Symposium
My guest this week on the SpaceQ podcast is Michelle Mendes, the Executive Director and President of the Canadian Space Commerce Association.
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