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GHGSat announced a new collaboration, this time with the Paris based International Energy Agency (IEA), making methane data from its constellation of emission tracking satellites available.

The intrusion by Chinese spy balloons into North American airspace is apparently nothing new. But their more publicized detection and interception is, thanks to increased vigilance on the part of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) and the Canadian/US governments.

A half-billion dollar satellite contract between MDA and Globalstar might be in trouble. 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

SpaceRyde – a government-supported launching company mentored by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield – filed an assignment of bankruptcy Friday (Feb. 10). 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

Building on the success of its antenna business, MDA announced yesterday that it had signed its first contract with ARSAT, Argentina’s national telecommunications company.

Canadian student rocketry organization Launch Canada took a big step in 2022 with their inaugural Launch Canada Challenge which let student rocketry clubs compete for a variety of different launch-related challenges. In an interview with SpaceQ, Launch Canada president Adam Trumpour offered some thoughts on last years event, and where they’re planning to take it this year.

In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we will finally get the crew of Gemini VI to orbit… although it may take a little while longer than we thought.

Yesterday UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the creation of four new departments including the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Should Canada follow suit?

Have you seen the latest news about Elon Musk, SpaceX and Starlink? What about Telesat? Hmm. Since it's last earnings call in November Telesat has signed a number of deals, but the cloud hanging over the company persists. 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

Montreal-based GHGSat plans to launch the world's commercial satellite focused on carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring later this year; launch provider and timing will be announced in the coming months. 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