On Tuesday, April 26 the government tabled a "Notice of Ways and Means Motion" that would implement draft legislation included in this years budget. This includes the new Civil Lunar Gateway Agreement Implementation Act. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Lonestar to place data centers on the Moon
"We weren’t going to announce we had a lunar data center until after we'd already landed on the Moon." That’s what Lonestar CEO Christopher Stott said in an interview with SpaceQ this week. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Maritime Launch Services is now public on the NEO Exchange
In riding the startup “roller coaster,” Maritime Launch Services Inc. (MLSI) has reached a milestone says Steve Matier, the co-founder and CEO of the space launch infrastructure company looking to build a commercial spaceport in Nova Scotia.
Read More »RADARSAT-2 expands its dark vessel detection to seeking illegal fishing
A unique collaboration between MDA and two other companies will show how satellite surveillance technology can – in real time – ferret out “dark vessels” that may be associated with illegal fishing.
Read More »CanSat Design Challenge finalists plan Lethbridge competition April 30
Several high school teams plan an amateur rocketry showdown on April 30 in Lethbridge, Alberta as part of the CanSat Design Challenge for Secondary Schools.
Read More »SpinLaunch to perform suborbital launch for NASA
Centrifuge-based space launch company SpinLaunch got a welcome vote of confidence as they announced that they had signed a Space Act Agreement for a suborbital launch of a NASA payload later this year.
Read More »SES pivots to U.S. flight to achieve 2023 hypersonic demonstration
Space Engine Systems (SES) appears to be pivoting its business plans rapidly due to requests by its investors, and the regulatory environment. But it still says it is on track for a 2023 flight to demonstrate a hypersonic vehicle for commercial and potentially military service. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. …
Read More »The Public Policy Forum releases post-covid innovation report
Recently the Pearson Centre held a webinar about a post-covid innovation plan. The event was moderated by Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada, with guests the Honourable Navdeep Bains and former ISED Deputy Minister John Knubley.
Read More »In conversation with Advanced Technologies Patrick Thera
In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is Patrick Thera, President of Advanced Technologies at the Calian Group.
Read More »The UK space sector is fostering a small business boom
The UK Space Agency recently released its Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2021 report which shows the growth of businesses involved in the space sector has quadrupled since 2014, growing from 303 organizations to 1293 in 2021, most of those small businesses.
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