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Rocket Lab revealed the details of its medium-sized Neutron rocket this morning with CEO Peter Beck promising “the rocket of 2050, today.” 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

In collaboration with Impact Canada, the Canadian Space Agency today announced the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge which will distribute up to $2.85 million.

Less than two weeks after revealing its first launch customer, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) today announced its that it had created a new US-based subsidiary that will be led by industry veteran Robert Feierbach.

On this weeks episode of the Earth and Space podcast we’re discussing Maxar and its timely Earth observation capabilities that help decision makers.

Telesat's new public listing on the Nasdaq is a "big milestone" for the Canadian company's long term growth strategy, especially in getting ready to deploy the Lightspeed constellation, according to a senior executive. 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

With the renewed interest in space by those who aren’t from a space-focused background, there are a lot of people who might end up overwhelmed. Even if you have a pretty good idea of what a satellite does and how it gets up into low Earth orbit, the sheer scope of space can easily leave you overwhelmed. 

At the recent International Astronautical Congress, Ottawa based Mission Control Space Services presented their next-generation mission operations software.

MDA was recently awarded $2 million from the Canadian Space Agency to develop a next generation on-board computer. 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

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a request for proposals from the space exploration community. Specifically, the “objective of the work is to engage space exploration topical teams to produce a consensus report.”

In this episode I continue my conversation with three Terranauts who have all worked in Mission Control of the International Space Station as callsign ROBO – responsible for the operation of the International Space Station’s robotic arm.