This years International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will feature over 40 presentations by Canadians as part of the technical program.
Read More »India Launches ASTROSAT Observatory with Canadian Contribution and exactEarth Satellite
India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), today launched India’s first dedicated astronomy observatory, ASTROSAT. Canada contributed to one of the science payloads, the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT). Also launched on India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C30) was exactEarth’s exactView-9 (EV9) Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite.
Read More »RADARSAT Constellation Mission First Two Payload Modules Structure Delivered by Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace announced today it has delivered the first two payload modules structure to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the prime contractor for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM).
Read More »MEOPAR and exactEarth to Host AIS Workshop
The Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) and exactEarth announced today they are holding an worksop on September 24 and 25th in Halifax with the theme Automatic Identification System (AIS): Applications, Analysis and Data Management Technique.
Read More »Space Industry Association Gets Commitment from NDP and Liberals for a Long-Term Space Plan
The Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA) on August 4th called on all the federal parties taking part in the election to commit to a long-term space plan by the end of 2016. Both the NDP and the Liberals have publicly committed to a long-term space plan, though with no fixed date set.
Read More »A Different Concept for a Space Elevator Emerges
In late July, Thoth Technology Inc. issued a press release announcing it had been granted a patent for a “Space Elevator”. It was not a Space Elevator in the traditional sense, but rather a tall structure with an elevator that could, if built, reach 20 kilometres at first, and perhaps eventually 200 kilometres. What’s intriguing about this concept is the incremental approach to solving an …
Read More »University of Toronto Hosts Field and Service Robotics Conference
The University of Toronto recently hosted the 2015 Field and Service Robotics conference. The conference held very two years brings together researchers and engineers from around the world to discuss robotics.
Read More »Canada's Arctic as a Moon and Mars Analog for Astronauts
We’ve all seen pictures of the moon and Mars. But did you know that Canada’s Arctic contains regions that look almost identical to the surface of the moon and Mars?
Read More »Video: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Convergence Conference Day 3
This third day of the Perimeter Institute’s Convergence conference included a talk by Peter Olver and Ruth Gregory who explored the mathematical legacy of Emmy Noether and a Physics and the Future panel with Ian O’Neill, Immanuel Bloch, Sara Seager, Stefania Gori, Patrick Brady.
Read More »Video: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Convergence Conference Day 2
This second day of the Perimeter Institute’s Convergence conference included a talk by Sara Seager on Extrasolar Planets and the Search for Habitable Worlds and evening lecture by Jürgen Renn on the Genesis and Renaissance of General Relativity.
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