On September 7 the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute in Washington organized a one day event titled “Over the Horizon: A New Era for Canada-U.S. Space Cooperation?” As with many events like this, discussions behind the scenes is where a lot of the action was. Though, there was one clear fact that no one could surmount.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Has its First Science Advisor
Nearly six months after putting out a call for a Science Advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the agency has selected Dr. Sarah Gallagher of Western University.
Read More »Astronaut David Saint-Jacques is Ready for His First Mission in Space
At 48, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will start his first and possibly only mission to the International Space Station in late December.
Read More »New Space Coalition Aims to Pressure Government as Marketing Campaign Begins
A new coalition of organizations looking to convince the government of the value of investing in Canada’s space program began what will be a major marketing campaign today. The campaign is called Don’t Let Go Canada.
Read More »NorStar Space Data Secures $52 Million in Financing for its GeoSpatial Satellite Constellation
Montreal based NorStar Space Data Inc. announced in late August that it had secured $52M in first round financing that included $13M from the government of Quebec.
Read More »Scientists Mostly Free to Talk to the Media Under New Policy
Canada’s new model policy on scientific integrity likely won’t change government scientist communications with the media to a great degree, according to multiple government experts interviewed by SpaceQ.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency to Hold Fall 2018 Space Industry Days in October
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.
Read More »The Space Economy and the Long Space Age
What you think you know about the history of private investment in space is probably all wrong.
Read More »Perimeter Institute – Neil Turok Lecture: We Are Innovators
In this lecture at the Perimeter Institute, Director Neil Turok “explores a universe of ideas and shares his optimism about the positive power of human ingenuity.”
Read More »Perimeter Institute – Emily Levesque Lecture: The Weirdest Stars in the Universe
Emily Levesque is an astronomer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. She is known for her work on massive stars and using these stars to investigate galaxy formation.
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