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Ottawa, ON – Lisa Campbell, President, Canadian Space Agency, was a keynote speaker at the 2024 Space Bound conference on Tuesday, September 24.
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Brig. Gen. Horner Introduces Himself to the Space Community With Wit and Straight Talk
Ottawa, ON – Brig. Gen. Chris Horner, Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division, Department of National Defence, was a keynote speaker at the 2024 Space Bound conference on Wednesday, September 25.
Read More »Rise of Conservatives Could Result in Bad News for Space Industry
Ottawa, ON - If Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party win the next federal government, it will could be bad news for the Canadian space industry. That was the view shared by analysts across the political spectrum in the panel discussion, ‘Canada’s Political Environment and What It Means for the Space Sector’ during day two of Space Bound 2024. This page is for subscribers only. Already …
Read More »NASA: Government Attitude Change Central to Private-Public Partnership Success
Ottawa, ON - Today it is commonplace to see NASA astronauts flying to the International Space Station on SpaceX vehicles. But there was a time when such a public-private partnership would have been unthinkable, and the accomplishments of such a private space company would have never come to pass. What made all this possible was a fundamental attitude change on the part of NASA. This …
Read More »UN COPUOS Releases 67th Session Report
The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) has released a report on the Sixty-seventh session which was held June 19–28, 2024.
Read More »Grassroots Effort to Save David Florida Laboratory Underway
It seems some within industry are not pleased with the Canadian Space Agency’s decision to close the David Florida Laboratory.
Read More »Canada Announces that “Substantive Negotiations” Completed Towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement With the United States
In Halifax today, the Canadian government announced that years long negotiations towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, needed for the "proper handling of sensitive U.S. technology" related to space launch technology, have concluded. The Technology Safeguards Agreement, effectively a treaty between the two countries, still needs to be ratified by both governments and signed before it comes into effect. The final review …
Read More »National Defence Committee Told Canada Needs to Bolster Space Defence to Meet Needs and Threats
Canada is activating a National Space Council (NSC) to provide strategic direction on national space activities including space defence, and in the minds of several companies action needs to come very quickly. In early May, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) released details of the multi-governance structure that will include representation from 20 departments and agencies. The CSA and Department of National Defence will serve as …
Read More »Canada Outlines Strategy for Space Defence in Face of Russian, Chinese Military Posturing
Representatives from 3 Canadian Space Division (3CSD) and NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defence Command) spoke at the Standing Committee on National Defence meeting on Space Defence on April 29, about a number of concerns in the military sphere. One of 3CSD's aims is to, like U.S. Space Force, provide a coordinated effort for space threats since its establishment nearly two years ago, on July …
Read More »Eight New Companies Sign on to ISED’s Code of Conduct for Ethical AI Development
On May 27th, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) announced that eight more organizations have signed onto an agreement on the ethical management of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in Canada. The agreement is called the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
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