On March 5, the International Space Station (ISS) Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) met and affirmed their support for the U.S. led Lunar Gateway program.
Read More »David Saint-Jacques the First Astronaut to Enter New SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule
A new spacecraft has docked with the Space Station, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on its maiden voyage, a precursor to astronauts using the spacecraft.
Read More »How a Convair 580 Airplane Led to the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
Sitting in a side hangar of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) is a special preservation project: an airplane that is the direct ancestor of the forthcoming RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) that will launch in the coming months, upgrading RADARSAT-2’s capability with a trio of satellites.
Read More »Small Satellite Technology Being Developed at Ottawa Incubator ‘Greenhouse’
Honeywell Aerospace recently opened a local incubator, dubbed the “Greenhouse”, to reduce the cost and time to create technologies for small satellites, the company said Tuesday (Feb. 26) at an announcement at an office on Elgin Street.
Read More »InvestmentSpace 2019 Hits Enough Right Notes to be a Success
If the goals of the first InvestmentSpace was to attract investors, startups and to start a dialogue, then the event was a success.
Read More »DND Project Grey Jay will use the SFL Defiant Platform and Other new Details
The Department of National Defence’s Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) has provided SpaceQ with additional details on Project Grey Jay.
Read More »Maritime Launch Services to Deliver NSE Focus Report by the Third Week of March
Maritime Launch Services (MLS), the Halifax based startup wanting to build a spaceport in Nova Scotia, plans on submitting its mandated Nova Scotia Environment Focus Report by the third week of March SpaceQ has learned.
Read More »Canadian ANA Avatar XPRIZE Session Leads to Discussion of Canadian Space-Based Robotics
Canadian Robotics draw a devoted audience. Even though Toronto’s schools, roads, highways and subways were shut down due to intense blizzard conditions on January 28th, a varied crowd of technological experts, enthusiasts, and students still came together at Ryerson University’s DMZ collaboration space.
Read More »Launch Canada Challenge Moves Forward
The Launch Canada Challenge, the brainchild of rocket engineer Adam Trumpour, is moving forward with plans for a full scale challenge next year.
Read More »Stratospheric Unmanned Glider HiDRON Completes Real-Time Remote Earth Observation
Stratodynamics Aviation recently announced that its HiDRON autonomous glider had successfully completed a test flight in mid-December to an altitude of 25 km.
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