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Canada is playing a small but critical role in understanding a problem on the International Space Station (ISS). The Canadarm2 has been used to take photos of the mysterious leaks on the Soyuz 22 and Progress 82 spacecraft, helping Roscosmos and others to understand and explain what happened. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …

Mission Control Space Services is pushing hard into the artificial intelligence (AI) space. The Ottawa-based mission control software company, which has an emphasis on education as well, announced the formation of an Orbital Autonomy Lab on Wednesday (Feb. 15). 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

Montreal-based GHGSat plans to launch the world's commercial satellite focused on carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring later this year; launch provider and timing will be announced in the coming months. 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

A new Department of National Defence (DND) IDEaS challenge is coming within the next week focused on “preparing for a quantum world,” including technologies used in the space sector.

After a year and a half of quiet research and development, Toronto-based STELLS has just emerged from stealth. They’re promising to resolve a potentially major problem with operations on the Moon in the years ahead: powering equipment (especially rovers) in the shadow of lunar craters.

Almost 50 years to the day, it was December 7, 1972, that NASA’s Apollo 17 mission launched on the last human mission to the Moon, NASA and its international partners, launched for the first time the rocket that will take humans back to the Moon.

On September 7, 2022, Apple announced that their new iPhone 14 would have satellite connectivity, thanks to a new deal with Globalstar.

NASA really wants to launch the Artemis I mission this month, but won’t rush repairs. Getting the Artemis Program on track is critical however.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is sponsoring a new challenge from the Innovative Solutions Canada Program, this time for AI for Space Robotics Auto-diagnostics and Early Failure Prediction.

Canada's robotics community has a new voice. The Canadian Robotics Council is a partnership between industry, academia and government that is meant to showcase robotics' overall value in the economy along with high-growth areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning – and yes, space is very much included. Their first symposium will be held Sept. 22 in Ottawa. This page is for subscribers only. Already …