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At 7:27 PM EDT Monday evening a Rocket Lab Electron launched from the Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand taking the “Baby Come Back” mission to orbit. One of the payloads was the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) is once again looking for input as part of its annual pre-budget consultations.

“The way the government does procurement in this country is not relevant or fit for the task when it comes to space. It is not agile. It does not move quickly enough.” That was the blunt assessment of Canada’s space procurement policy by panellist Major General Colin Keiver, Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force during a July 13, 2023 Space Canada webinar. This …

Just a short announcement today to wrap up season four of Terranauts – and yes, there will be a season five. 

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.

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.

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.”

Artemis 2 Moon mission astronaut Jeremy Hansen rode through the streets of Calgary earlier today (July 7) not on a space vehicle, but on horseback.

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.