This computer-generated animation shows Dextre, the Canadian robotic handyman on board the International Space Station (ISS), retrieving OPALS (short for Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science) from inside the trunk of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship, and installing it on the exterior of the ISS.
Read More »Canada’s Challenge: Launching Our Own Satellites
Last week COM DEV announced that Canada’s earth observation Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) launch was being postponed at the insistence of the Government of Canada, a by-product of political tensions in the Ukraine with Russian as the instigator. This is a situation that need not have happened if Canada had a progressive space policy in place.
Read More »AuroraMax Observatory Captures Lunar Eclipse and Aurora Borealis
On April 15, 2014, many early morning skywatchers were treated to total eclipse of the Moon as it passed through Earth’s shadow. But few were lucky enough to see both the red Moon and the Red Planet awash in a sky full of green aurora.
Read More »CSA Releases Canada’s Space Policy Framework Promotional Video
What is Canada’s Future in Space? This promotional video provides remarks by Industry Minister James Moore and highlights of Canada’s past accomplishments as Canada’s new Space Policy Framework is outlined. Canada’s new Space Policy Framework was released on February 7, 2014 at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
Read More »Ted Talk: Chris Hadfield – What I Learned From Going Blind in Space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield delivered a Ted Talk in Vancouver on March 17th, 2014 discussing his experiences.
Read More »The Hunt Begins for Unusual Meteorite Near St. Thomas, Ontario
Researchers from Western University are excited at the possibility of finding an unusual meteorite or meteorites, as there could be more than one, that streaked over Southern Ontario Tuesday evening and landed somewhere between 5-7 kilometers north to northwest of St. Thomas, Ontario.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen to Speak in Winnipeg
This week, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba to meet with Canadian students. He will speak with them about his journey and what it takes to become an astronaut.
Read More »New Manufacturing for New Space is the Theme for this Years Canadian Space Commerce Association's National Conference
The Canadian Space Commerce Association’s annual conference this year will on focus New Manufacturing for New Space as its theme. The conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday, March 13, 2014.
Read More »COM DEV Receives $1-million Grant from the Province of Ontario
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Cambridge Ontario to announce a $1-million grant to COM DEV to boost the company in creating more jobs and keeping it’s place as a top company in the space sector.
Read More »Canada Unveils New Space Policy Framework Taking a Step in the Right Direction
The Canadian government unveiled a new space policy framework today that reinforces what many within the space sector already new, space is an integral part of Canadian’s everyday lives and its importance will only grow.
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