The future of Canada’s current big space project, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and the Canadian Space Agency budget cut were the subject of questions in yesterday’s House of Commons Question Period. The questions were brought forward by Liberal MP Marc Garneau. Garneau is a former astronaut and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President and knows a thing or two about space.
Read More »Barenaked Ladies Ed Robertson and Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Premier Song in Space
Sharing the adventure of being an astronaut, exploring space and conveying the work he does in space is nothing new to Chris Hadfield. But with the opportunity to spend six months on the International Space Station allows him to expand what he’ll do with his time to include some recreational activities. And if that includes doing something no one has dome before on his spare …
Read More »SpaceRef Canada Launches Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Expedition 34/35 Special Feature
Today we are launching a special feature on Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s six month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled to launch on December 5th. As a member of Expedition 34 he will be Flight Engineer 1 and for Expedition 35 he will become the first Canadian to command the ISS.
Read More »Astronaut Chris Hadfield Trains for ISS Medical Emergencies
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and NASA colleague Tom Marshburn train for medical emergencies in an International Space Station (ISS) simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Read More »COM DEV Bucks Canadian Space Sector Trend
It’s been a pretty good start to the year for COM DEV, the Cambridge based international space systems company. On April 12th the company reported improved profitability in its quarterly earnings report. Since then they’ve booked three new orders worth US $21 million including a new order today.
Read More »RADARSAT Constellation Mission Costs Jump 67%
According to an Ottawa Citizen article published yesterday the projected costs of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) have jumped from $600 million to over $1 billion . The report with the current costs was obtained by the Citizen under the Access to Information law.
Read More »International Polar Year 2012 Speech by Steve MacLean – Strategic Infrastructure Theme Mentioned Again
Last Monday, April 23rd, Canadian Space Agency President Steve MacLean was the guest luncheon speaker at the International Polar Year 2012 conference being held in Montreal. Below is the transcript of that speech. Of note, MacLean once again referred to some of Canada’s current and possible future satellites as “part of that (Canada) strategic infrastructure”.
Read More »Launch of Canada's Satellites Delayed Yet Again Until at Least Q4
Early Thursday morning at 5.47 a.m. Indian local time, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Indian built RISAT-1 earth observation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. During the post-launch briefing ISRO chairman Dr K. Radhakrishnan said that the next Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launch will be for the French SPOT-6 satellite in August.
Read More »Dr. David Kendall to Speak on Canada's Future in Space – Building the Next Generation
Coming on the heels of the annual Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) annual ASTRO meeting on Quebec City this week is the Toronto Branch annual dinner meeting and awards night. This years featured speaker is Dr. David Kendall who will speak on Canada’s Future in Space – Building the Next Generation.
Read More »Chris Hadfield: Rocket Man – Canada's Top Astronaut
He’s piloted the fastest planes, flown on two space shuttle missions and been the first Canadian to walk in space. Now Chris Hadfield is preparing for the mission of a lifetime. Source: Global’s 16×9
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