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SpaceX’s proposal to accelerate evolution of the Dragon spacecraft to a crew transportation system.
Read More »Orbital Cygnus Resupply Service to the ISS
Animation of the Orbital Cygnus spacecraft commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »RADARSAT-2 Images Shows Devastating Flooding in Australia
The Canadian Space Agency released one of the images captured by Radarsat-2 which were delivered to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters on behalf of Emergency Management Australia and the State of Queensland, Australia. The featured image shows Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland.
Read More »NASA – The Frontier is Everywhere Video Goes Viral, But Why?
Every now and then a video comes along that goes viral with an unexpected impact. In this case the video titled “NASA – The Frontier is Everywhere” by Canadian Reid Gower of Victoria has done just that. Gower created the video because he was frustrated with NASA.
Read More »Planck's View of the Cosmos
Launched less than two years ago the Planck Space Telescope has released a new catalogue of data that includes thousands of never before seen dusty cocoons where stars are forming and some of the most massive clusters of galaxies ever observed. Planck’s mission is to detect light from just a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang, an explosive event at the dawn of …
Read More »This Week in Space for Canada
NASA “sole sources” a $31.2 million contract to a US firm to “execute demonstrations” on the Canadian built Dextre robot as the James Webb Space Telescope goes so far over budget as to endanger other NASA programs. This seems only to encourage the beleaguered US space agency to obsess painfully about whether it should be listening to “Homer Simpson” or “Elon Musk.” All that and …
Read More »Is Canadian Sovereignty at Risk by a Lack of an Indigenous Satellite Launch Capability?
Canada has no indigenously satellite launch capability and until the last decade it wasn’t even an issue people within the industry contemplated too seriously. However global security events such as 9/11, arctic sovereignty, earth observation needs have all increased Canada’s need and reliance on satellites. So does Canada need an indigenous satellite launch capability? It’s a question worth exploring as we consider whether Canadian sovereignty …
Read More »This Week in Space for Canada
The Canadian Press quotes Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president Steve MacLean as stating that Canadian astronauts could end up riding to the International Space Station (ISS) on board commercial vehicles but forgets to ask why or how. Former Optech International Director and current Google Lunar X-Prize competitor Robert Richards dodges the fictional Kobayashi Maru test of character by moving to the US, plus potential Telesat …
Read More »Canadian Built Dextre Passes Final Exam on the International Space Station
After several delays Canada’s robotic handyman named Dextre aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has passed its final exam and is now ready for full duties. Dextre, short for Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, was designed and built by MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Dextre along with Canadarm-2 on the ISS are known as the Mobile Servicing System (MSS).
Read More »This Year @NASA 2010
For NASA, 2010 was another year of new exploration, exciting discoveries, and important milestones. From spaceflight, to science and technology; from understanding life here on Earth, to where we might find it elsewhere. From protecting our home planet, to inspiring the next generation of explorers.
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