NASA revealed in teleconference with media last night that it had formally named its return to the moon program, Artemis. In Greek mythology, Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo. More importantly for the program, NASA sent Congress its budget amendment request for the fiscal year 2020.
Read More »ESA Hosts the Largest Earth Observation Conference to Date
This week the European Space Agency (ESA) is holding what they say is the largest Earth observation conference to date, with over 4,000 participants attending.
Read More »An Update on NASA’s Moon Exploration Plans
In April the Trump administration surprised everyone by announcing that it was directing NASA to land American astronauts on the moon within five years.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques Becomes the First Canadian Astronaut to “Catch” a Cargo Ship
This past Monday David Saint-Jacques added another accomplishment to his resume while on-orbit for his six month stay on the International Space Station (ISS) by performing a “cosmic catch”.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Continues Health Research With Potential New Opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) posted an Advanced Notice yesterday for three potential Announcements of Opportunity (AO) as part of its Grants and Contributions Program in the area of health research.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Awards 31 Grants for its FAST Program
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced that it had awarded 31 grants totalling $6.2M for its Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) program to 16 universities.
Read More »International Space Station Benefits for Humanity Book Now Available
What has the International Space Station (ISS) contributed to humanity since its inception? That’s the question that gets answered in a new book published by NASA.
Read More »Waterloo Research Team Plays Role in First Image of a Black Hole
Today a global collaboration of researchers using the newly developed Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) revealed for the first time a picture of a black hole.
Read More »Canadian Instrument Creates First 3D Map of Asteroid Bennu
Before the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in orbit around asteroid Bennu can take a sample from the surface it needs to be mapped. That’s where Canada’s OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) comes in.
Read More »RADARSAT-1 Data Set of 36,500 Images Released to the Public
The Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation today announced that 36,500 images collected by the RADARSAT-1 satellite are now available on the Earth Observation Data Management System.
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