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COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has won a contract to begin work on the development of an advanced satellite payload that will be used in the next generation of the global search and rescue system known as Cospas-Sarsat.
Read More »MDA Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2012 Results
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.
Read More »MDA Wins Contract to Build Mapping System for Asteroid Sample Return Mission
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a contract to build a sophisticated mapping system for a joint Canada-US mission to retrieve samples of an asteroid.
Read More »Communication Established with Newly Launched Satellites
After a successful launch yesterday aboard an Indian rocket, Canada’s critical Sapphire and NEOSSat satellites along with the other satellites launched have all communicated with ground control and appear to be working fine.
Read More »Indian Rocket Launches Canadian Satellites
This morning at 7:31 a.m. EST an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota carrying seven satellites into orbit including four Canadian built satellites.
Read More »Gulf of Saint Lawrence – MODIS Image of the Day
Every year, Arctic sea ice shrinks and grows, reaching its minimum in September and its maximum in February or March. As sea ice nears its maximum, it often begins to form in Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence. That’s likely what was happening when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image on February 11, 2013.
Read More »Critical Canadian Satellites Set for Launch
On Monday morning at 7:26 a.m. EST an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India with four Canadian built satellites and three other satellites.
Read More »Chis Hadfield's Space Kitchen
While the menu has improved substantially since the early days of space travel there are some adaptations needed in space. Chris Hadfield shows us his kitchen in space and prepares a simple meal and explains why astronauts don’t eat bread in space!
Read More »Meteor Explodes Over Russia (Updated)
Estimated to have been a 9 tonnes in size a meteorite streaked across the sky over the Ural mountains in Russia and exploded at 30 to 50 kilometres above ground. The supersonic reentry and debris injured an estimated 1100 people according to reports in Russia. Part of the meteor crashed into a frozen lake. An estimated 3000 buildings were damaged in the city of Chelyabinsk …
Read More »Inspiring: Space Jam of Is Somebody Singing?
What happens when you get Chris Hadfield, the Wexford Gleeks Choir, Ed Robertson and the Barenaked Ladies together? An inspirational song titled I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing), pun intended.
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