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The Canadian Space Agency has awarded $6.3 million in contributions to three companies for technology demonstrations.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards $6.3 Million in New Technology Demonstrations
SSCL Expands Relationship with Ansys
Ottawa based Space Strategies Consulting, Ltd. (SSCL) is expanding its relationship with Ansys to become a Channel Partner in support of Digital Mission Operations and Digital Mission Modelling in Canada.
Read More »Lunar Meteorite Hints that the Moon’s Crust had Abundant Water
The early lunar crust had a lot of water at the beginning of our solar system’s formation, more than four billion years ago. The new research from a Western University postdoctoral fellow on this topic was published in Nature Astronomy on Jan. 15.
Read More »CSA Releases Deep Space Healthcare Challenge Videos
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released two new videos from the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge. The Challenge centres on the need to support healthcare needs of astronauts in space and remote communities on Earth.
Read More »Rise in Space Investments in Q4, but 2023 Still Down
Space Capital has released its analysis of the latest quarter in the space industry. The report, Space Investment Quarterly: Q4 2023, also included some information on cumulative space investment, as well as a breakdown of the various segments of the industry and how much investment they’ve attracted.
Read More »Telesat and Mage Networks Sign MOU for Lightspeed Services
Mage Networks is the latest organization to sign an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Telesat for its Lightspeed Constellation services.
Read More »The Challenge – Purifying Moon Water
A skillful Canadian organization could win $527,500 in a challenge to develop new technologies to purify Moon water for human exploration on the Moon and beyond.
Read More »Reaction Dynamics Finishes Hybrid Engine Development with 30 Second Hot Fire
Canadian launch company Reaction Dynamics has completed a thirty-second test fire of the RE-101 hybrid propulsion system for its Aurora small-lift rocket. The company said that this concludes developmental testing of the engine, and that it is moving on to prepare for actual launch attempt testing, with a goal of reaching orbit. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space …
Read More »What Delays to the Artemis II and III missions Mean for Canada
On Jan. 9, NASA announced it would be shifting the launch of Artemis II to September 2025. Artemis III — the first mission to land humans on the surface of the moon since 1972 — was moved to September 2026.
Read More »Astrobotic’s Peregrine Spacecraft Could Survive Longer
Astrobotic continues to report updates on its Peregrine spacecraft including noon Eastern today where it stated that the spacecraft has 52 hours of propellant remaining.
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