Earth Observation

There’s good news and bad news in a new poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs for the Don’t Let Go Canada Coalition. Canadians are largely ignorant of how the space program affects their lives, but proud of what they are aware of.

The Canadian Space Agency will hold a “Fall 2018 Space Industry Days” in mid-October for Blue Origin, Moon Express and Airbus Defense and Space being each featured in successive days.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has announced an upcoming opportunity round for the Space Technology Development Program (STDP).

The Canadian Space Agency has released its annual State of the Space Sector report for 2016 which shows the Canadian Space Economy grew 4% over the previous year with total revenues coming in at $5.5B.

The international space community gathered from 18-21 June in Vienna, Austria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first global Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE).

In an ongoing effort to grow revenues from the Canadian business unit of Maxar Technologies, MDA’s Group President, Mike Greenley, continues to reorganize the company.

Amid a fragile economic situation, the government of Ukraine has asked Canadian giant MDA to complete a satellite project on hold for four years.

Everyone was smiling at MDA’s Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue facility, not only because the government had just announced an investment of $26.7 million through the Space Technology Development Program (STDP), but also because the participants we’re about to see the three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites before they get shipped for launch this fall. All told, there were 49 projects funded through the STDP from two announcements of opportunities.

The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) data policy is a work in progress and is not yet set. That’s one of the messages that Jill Smyth of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) discussed at the CASI ASTRO 18 conference.

It is unprecedented and it’s about time. The announcement that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) had selected 15 university teams to participate in the Canadian CubeSat Project was made last Friday at the University of Manitoba by astronaut Jenni Sidey. The selected teams insure that there is representation from every province and territory. This is a national endeavour.