It seems at lease once a week David Saint-Jacques is speaking to students in Canada about one topic or another. This week it was WE Day. It’s all part of the Canadian Space Agency’s outreach effort.
Read More »New Health in Space Exhibit Opens at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Health in Space: Daring to Explore is a new permanent exhibit opened last week at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum by astronaut David Saint-Jacques.
Read More »Stratospheric Unmanned Glider HiDRON Completes Real-Time Remote Earth Observation
Stratodynamics Aviation recently announced that its HiDRON autonomous glider had successfully completed a test flight in mid-December to an altitude of 25 km.
Read More »Stellar Accomplishments: Reflections on the Beginning of Canada’s Journey in Space
The following story was written by Alexandra Evershed of Prospectus Associates. It is the reflections of Dr. LeRoy Nelm who was an important contributor to Canada’s early space program.
Read More »Swarm Technologies Moves Past Controversial Year
Can you build an effective communication satellite the size of a grilled cheese sandwich? For the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace, Swarm Technologies is out to prove it can.
Read More »Canadian Arctic Security Increasing with Acquisition of Three Satellites and Polar Radars
The Department of National Defence has awarded two contracts valued at $46.2M from the All Domain Situational Awareness Science & Technology Program for three microsatellites and two polar radars.
Read More »Investors Increasingly Looking to Space Startups
Space Angels, a leading proponent and investor in space startups, has released its 2018 fourth quarter report which indicates that US$2.97B in equity capital was invested in space companies globally in 2018.
Read More »Canadian Astronauts Saint-Jacques and Kutryk Launch Astro Pi Challenge for Students
Live from the International Space Station (ISS) and from Lord Selkirk Elementary School in Vancouver, Canadian astronauts David Saint-Jacques and Joshua Kutryk launched the Astro Pi Challenge for young students.
Read More »SpaceHorizon Wants to be Canada’s First Orbital Launch Provider
Canada has never launched an orbital rocket. SpaceHorizon wants to change that, and it knows it faces an uphill battle to make the dream a reality.
Read More »Telesat Makes a Calculated Gamble on Blue Origin to Launch LEO Satellite Constellation
Telesat is making a calculated gamble on Blue Origin, one that could save them money, and critically, allow them to deploy their low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation on their timeline.
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