The 2019 Space Security Index is now available and the report contains positive developments, but clearly shows more work needs to be done.
Read More »Kepler and Cobham SATCOM to Offer “User Terminal-as-a-Service”
Following on the recent announcement of a successful demonstration of a high-bandwidth satellite connection in the high arctic, Kepler Communications is now partnering with Cobham SATCOM for what they’re calling “User Terminal-as-a-Service (UTaaS).”
Read More »Podcast: Chris Hadfield – An Astronaut on Terranauts
This week on the Terranauts podcast we have a very special guest, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Read More »With the Theme LEO to Lunar, the 2019 Canadian Space Summit Hints at Immediate and Future Opportunities
This years Canadian Space Summit theme is LEO to Lunar and the program reflects this focus with sessions devoted to current and near term opportunities, as well as planning for longer term opportunities.
Read More »An IAC 2019 Special Podcast – Searching for Life on Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to have a salt water ocean. This excites scientists at it opens up the possibility there may be life. The Europa Clipper mission will try to gather more evidence to substantiate the theory.
Read More »Project PoSSUM Citizen-Scientists Test Commercial Space Suit
As humanity looks to expand its human presence in space, whether in the microgravity of low Earth orbit, on the moon, Mars and eventually elsewhere, we’re going to need new clothing to work in a variety of environments.
Read More »Kepler’s High-Bandwidth Satellite Demonstration in the Arctic Shows Promise
Kepler Communication has successfully tested a high-bandwidth satellite connection in the high arctic, and while that’s good news for the startup, it still has a ways to go in delivering on its promise as an Internet of Things (IoT) telecommunications company.
Read More »Western University Tries to Trace Origins of Interstellar Objects Visiting Our Solar System
Not content with just having Western alumni Robert Weryk discover the first known interstellar object passing through our solar system in 2017, researchers are trying to trace the origins of the two known interstellar objects.
Read More »Maxar Net Loss Per Share Lower Than Anticipated but MDA Unit Faces 2019 “Headwinds”
While Maxar announced better than expected results on Monday, its Canadian MDA unit has seen its year over year revenue down by 25%.
Read More »An IAC 2019 Special Podcast – Heads of Emerging Agencies
While we’re accustomed to a plenary featuring the heads of legacy national space agencies from the US, Russia, Japan, India, Europe, China and Canada, it’s only in the past few years that the voices of emerging space nations are starting to reach a global audience.
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