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With the Coronavirus COVID-19 creating havoc for business, the Canadian Space Agency has provided the following updates to two Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program announcement of opportunities.

On the eve of 2020, followers of the Canadian space industry were greeted with exciting news. Northern Private Capital, a Toronto-based investment consortium, had reclaimed a national asset by buying MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for an eye-popping $1 billion.

SpaceQ was forwarded a message the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) sent to industry partners last night to update them and reassure them that they are there for them.

As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic sets in, the effects on organizations present many challenges and for some, opportunity.

Millions of Canadians are now sheltering in place in their houses amid the Coronavirus pandemic, providing a challenge for kids (and adults) in finding things to do while waiting out the storm.

Our friends at the Science Channel have posted a new video on the mysteries of Saturn.

For the past 20 years, Doug Sinclair worked hard in the space business. He began in his basement, selling his work by the hour. His first products came online in 2006 and 2007, in satellite components such as magnetic torque rods and digital sun sensors. 

Canada is a technology leader when it comes to Synthetic Aperture Radar and has decades of experience through the RADARSAT programs.

Since the government directed some federal workers this past Monday to telework, updated or new content on the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) channels, be it their website or social media, has dropped precipitously.

As some of you may know I recently started a podcast called Terranauts. I like to say that the purpose of the podcast is tell stories about people who work in space without ever leaving the ground. Hence the name.