Maxar Technologies’ Dan Nord, SVP & GM of Enterprise Earth Intelligence, delivered a keynote at the GeoIgnite Conference on March 1st that started by sounding familiar notes about Maxar's past and present. But it transitioned to a surprising future: one where Maxar's imagery becomes the key basis for the so-called "Metaverse." This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
Read More »A status update on space nuclear propulsion
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.
Read More »Canadensys completes grueling tests of all-metal lunar wheels
Designing, manufacturing and testing a set of lunar wheels for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) was well within the longstanding areas of expertise of Canadensys Aerospace's highly-skilled Stratford-based robotics team. But as Peter Visscher, General Manager of the Stratford Facility revealed in an interview with SpaceQ, there were still a lot of genuine surprises along the way to the successful conclusion of the project. This …
Read More »Canadian built sensor successfully performs first James Webb Space Telescope alignment
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is reporting the successful use of the Canadian built Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) on the James Webb Space Telescope used to align the telescope’s mirrors.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency issues technology demonstration AO with $8M in funding
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a new technology demonstration announcement of opportunity (AO) with an estimated $8M in funding available.
Read More »Wyvern receives $4M for agriculture emissions study
Wyvern Space will be receiving a $4 million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) as part of a three-year project studying how to reduce domestic agriculture emissions. 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
Read More »Artemis 1 ‘wet dress rehearsal’ pushed back
NASA held a media briefing today where they discussed yet another delay to the Artemis program, though this time it’s mainly the result of needing to “close-out” a long list of items ahead of the wet dress rehearsal.
Read More »Power Beaming and Space Applications
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we are featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Paul Jaffe of the Naval Research Laboratory.
Read More »In conversation – Jason Michaud, Stardust Technologies
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast our special guest is Jason Michaud, founder and CEO of Stardust Technologies.
Read More »Titan bound Dragonfly rotorcraft concept undergoes flight tests
In 2027 NASA will send the unique Dragonfly rotorcraft to Saturn’s moon Titan. Designed specifically for the Titan atmosphere, a concept was tested in September 2021 in the Imperial Dunes of California.
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