Planetary geologist and crater expert Gordon Osinski of Western University was travelling in a remote area when he heard the historic news.
Read More »MDA Adds to Digital Payload Capability With Acquisition of SatixFy Division
MDA is having a moment, a good one, as the company has had to navigate some choppy waters even before the pandemic started. Adding to the moment is the announcement today of the acquisition of the digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent …
Read More »New Space Security Portal Launched
Following the release last week of the new Outer Space Security lexicon, and ahead of the upcoming Outer Space Security Conference in a few weeks, the Secure World Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) have launched a new Space Security Portal (SSP).
Read More »CAN-SBX Student Team Overcomes Wildfire Threat to Perform Stratospheric Radiation Research
The 2023 season of the Canadian Stratospheric Balloon Design Challenge (CAN-SBX) concluded last week at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Timmins Stratospheric Balloon Base in Timmins, Ontario as part of this year’s CSA/CNES stratospheric balloon campaign.
Read More »‘Twister’ Made Real – Hailsonde Sensors Fly Into Alberta Storm in Hollywood-like Moment
A red Jeep skids nearby a menacing tornado. Moments later, a science team hops out with a bunch of flying sensors they hope to inject inside. They then speed off to shelter to await the results.
Read More »India’s Chandrayaan-3 Lands on the Moon’s South Pole and we Should all Celebrate
India joins China as the only two nations to have landers successfully land and operate on the Moon in the 21st century. Others, Israel, Japan and Russia have all failed, proving how difficult the task is at the moment.
Read More »The CSA is Looking to Develop a Digital Earth Canada Prototype
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has posted a request for proposals for an Earth Observation (EO) Data Analytic System Prototype (Digital Earth Canada).
Read More »Outer Space Security Lexicon Published
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Secure World Foundation have released a lexicon for Outer Space Security.
Read More »CSA Awards $1.03 Million for Industry-Academia Collaborative Research including for Quantum Technology
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has award six grants totalling $1.03 million to support industry-academia collaborative research.
Read More »CSA Balloon Base Gets Payload Facility Upgrade
The Canadian Space Agency’s Stratospheric Balloon Base in Timmins opened a new payload integration facility on Thursday, doubling its capacity and reinforcing its position as a premiere location for stratospheric science. As detailed in earlier SpaceQ coverage of the CSA’s STRATOS program, the Timmins base is a key international hub for study of the stratosphere. Started ten years ago in conjunction with the Centre National …
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