The Canadian Space Agency has awarded three of four contracts valued at $2.1 million (pre-tax) for their Development of enabling space technologies RFP.
Read More »SpaceX Nails Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test – What’s Next?
SpaceX deliberately aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket this past Sunday minutes into its flight to demonstrate the Crew Dragon launch escape system.
Read More »NRC and Canadian Consortium Launch Program to Address ‘Digital Divide’
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) is working on a research venture to give rural Canadians better Internet access, known as High Throughput Secure Networks.
Read More »C-COM Finding its Place in Phased Array Satellite Communications Market
Satellites are a principal method of modern long distance communications for good reason: there’s a lot of advantages in using them. For most individuals or small organizations, though, it’s still out of touch.
Read More »Podcast: Maxar’s Power and Propulsion Element for the Lunar Gateway
In our first SpaceQ podcast episode of our annual Winter Series we’re featuring a Future In-Space Operations teleconference on Maxar’s Power and Propulsion Element for the Lunar Gateway.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Selects Five Companies for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Challenge
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has selected five companies for its Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems challenge.
Read More »What are the Implications of LEO Satellite Constellations for Rural and Remote Communities?
In this weeks SpaceQ podcast I interview Chad English on the implications of LEO satellite constellations for rural and remote communities.
Read More »The Department of National Defence is Looking for Engineering and Costing Proposals for a Space-Based Surveillance System
At the behest of Director General Space (DG Space), the Department of National Defence has issued an invitation to tender for proposals related to a space-based surveillance system.
Read More »Canadian Lunar Programs as a Stepping Stone Towards Future Niches and Big Programs
Ken Podwalski, the program manager for the Lunar Gateway at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) gave his potato salad talk at last weeks Canadian Space Summit. It surprisingly made sense, though Ken’s optimism might not be shared by all.
Read More »Project PoSSUM Citizen-Scientists Test Commercial Space Suit
As humanity looks to expand its human presence in space, whether in the microgravity of low Earth orbit, on the moon, Mars and eventually elsewhere, we’re going to need new clothing to work in a variety of environments.
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