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The next generation of global warming scientists will need large-scale funding, and a healthy dose of data analytics and psychology, to succeed in a rapidly warming world, a climate scientist told the GeoIgnite conference Wednesday (March 2). 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

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of Natural Resources Canada will award Maxar a $7.6 million contract for high-resolution optical web-based satellite Earth observation imagery data products. 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

MDA’s Wayne Hoyle, Senior Director of Business Development, gave a detailed presentation at the GeoIgnite conference about the capabilities of their new CHORUS Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation. 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

Canada must continue seeking out higher resolution data products from space and other sources to monitor its food supply amid climate change, a spokesperson from Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada told attendees of the GeoIgnite Winter Geo conference. 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

Following the announcement of the creation of Space Canada and after our story had been published in which we interviewed new CEO Brian Gallant, Space Canada released a launch event video.

In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we take some time to look at just what it takes to get a spacecraft from the factory floor to the launch pad and we continue our focus on the Gemini program.

For a couple of years now we've heard that a new national space industry association was being contemplated by several companies. Today, Space Canada was unveiled and is being led by the former Premier of New Brunswick, Brian Gallant, who is its founding Chief Executive Officer. SpaceQ had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Gallant ahead of the announcement. This page is for subscribers only. …

On Saturday, February 19, 2022, Jason Michaud, CEO of Stardust Technologies along with several Ontario organizations and one international university unveiled plans for a proposed 115 acres research facility based in the Northeastern Ontario community of Cochrane. The facility will also focus on STEM education. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. …

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast, the third and last episode of our annual Winter Series, we’re featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Tim Kokan, Principal Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne.

New Zealand-based launch company Rocket Lab announced on Feb 23rd that they’d officially opened a new orbital launch pad in New Zealand for their Electron rockets. The new “Pad B,” located near their original pad at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1, is an important step towards Rocket Lab’s goal to become a premier player in the growing SmallSat launch market.