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One of NASA’s goals is to send astronauts to an asteroid in the future, something that’s never been done. While the hardware is being built, namely the Orion Multi-Purpose Crewed Vehicle that will take the astronauts to an asteroid, a more immediate concern is training astronauts on how to work on the asteroid once they get there. NASA’s NEEMO 15 mission is just one of …

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats visit the Orion facilities inside Johnson’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility on Monday, Sept. 26. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module is being developed by NASA as the nation’s deep space exploration spacecraft. In conjunction with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), Orion will carry astronauts to asteroids, Mars and other destinations in the solar system.

Yesterday NASA announced its long awaited plan to develop a Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) for its Space Launch System (SLS). Based on NASA’s history and most recent experience in developing the Constellation program I think it’s fair to ask the question, will NASA’s HLV ever fly?

Canada’s two newest astronauts, Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques, have now completed their two year basic training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques during basic spacewalking skills training in the Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Lab pool on July 6, 2011. (Credit NASA)

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen during basic spacewalking skills training in the Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Lab pool on. April 22, 2011. (Credit NASA)

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen during basic spacewalking skills training in the Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Lab pool on. April 22, 2011. (Credit NASA)

Canada’s robotic handyman on the International Space Station, Dextre, performed his first repair task on August 28th and 29th. A faulty circuit breaker was in need of being swapped out.

A look at five areas of space exploration where Canadian ingenuity has come to the forefront – Robotics, Rovers, Drilling, Vision Systems and Electric Power – to pave the way for benefits here and now on Earth as well as in the future. (Source: Canadian Space Agency)

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) for RADARSAT-2 data, this coming shortly after announcing a deal with Russian.