Magellan Aerospace announced today it has delivered the first two payload modules structure to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the prime contractor for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM).
Read More »The Government Invests $13.1 Million in 38 Space Technology Development Projects
This past Friday the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) announced at the headquarters of COM DEV International that the government had selected 21 companies and 38 research and development projects to fund as part of the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Space Technology Development Program (STDP).
Read More »Marc Garneau Talks Global Warming and the Strategic Need for a Strong Space Program
It was not meant as a political speech, but it was a political speech, at least in so much as Marc Garneau spoke on two related issues that he’s passionate about. One of which, the environment and global warming, could be a hot topic for discussion in the upcoming federal election scheduled for Monday, October 19. Garneau is the Member of Parliament for Westmount − …
Read More »New Introduction to Space Applications Course Offered by Space Strategies Consulting
Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. (SSCL) is offering an Introduction to Space Applications two day course at the end of March. The course is targeting an audience of civil servants and the general public who require and understanding of the space environment as part of their work.
Read More »The Canadian Government Invests in New Earth Observation Products
Twelve companies will receive contracts totalling just under $6.7 million to deliver Earth Observation (EO) products designed to benefit Canadians. The data will be supplied by Canadian Space Agency supported Earth Observation missions including RADARSAT-2.
Read More »UrtheCast Releases First Images of Canada
UrtheCast which has camera’s based on the International Space Station for space-based Earth Observation images and video has begun releasing “First Light” images including this image over Manitoba.
Read More »Satellite sees Smoke from Canadian Fires over U.S.
NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-West satellite spotted smoke over the U.S. Mid-West from dozens of fires raging in Canada’s Northwestern Territories.
Read More »Two Nanosats Launched by India for the University of Toronto's UTIAS Space Flight Lab
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PLSV-C23) rocket launched earlier today carrying the French SPOT-7 earth observation satellite as its primary payload and five small satellites as its secondary payload including two nanosats from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) Space Flight Laboratory.
Read More »Canada from Space Educational Giant Floor Map Unveiled
A new “Canada from Space” map for educators is now available from a collaboration between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), the Canadian Space Agency and Canada’s Aviation and Space Museum (CASM).
Read More »Canada’s Challenge: Launching Our Own Satellites
Last week COM DEV announced that Canada’s earth observation Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) launch was being postponed at the insistence of the Government of Canada, a by-product of political tensions in the Ukraine with Russian as the instigator. This is a situation that need not have happened if Canada had a progressive space policy in place.
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