Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) successfully completed the third in a series of spacewalks on October 20th that was needed to replace a robotic “hand” on the Canadarm2.
Read More »The Moon is Almost Open for Business
In his opening statement at the Subcommittee on Space Hearing on Private Sector Lunar Exploration, Brian Babin (R-Texas), Chair of the Subcommittee said “will space be the next sector to lead economic growth?” His answer, ” I don’t know.” It’s an important question and his answer was right.
Read More »How Does the Canadian Space Agency Help When Hurricanes Come Calling
With the recent uptick in the hurricane season, and the devastating storms Harvey and Irma, what type of support does the Canadian Space Agency provide in the event one comes northward to Canada? And with Hurricane Jose heading on a course that could see it brush Nova Scotia as tropical storm, it’s an important issue worth exploring.
Read More »Before Mars, Cislunar Exploration
While the International Space Station will still be used until at least 2024 what comes next? That discussion has been ongoing within the space community for some time. The use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for business and research is only going to increase. National space agencies though are looking beyond LEO for the next challenge including cislunar exploration.
Read More »Startup Element AI to Assess Potential Artificial Intelligence Role for Canada’s Space Sector
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) posted notice today that it plans on awarding a contract to Element AI to assess the potential role artificial intelligence (AI) could have in Canada’s space sector.
Read More »Space Mining Entrepreneur Discussion – Space Quarterly Archives
Continuing with our Summer Reading Series of articles or interviews that still have some relevance today, we present EVA Interviews – Space Mining Entrepreneur Discussion.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Wants Your Concept Ideas
It’s an exciting time if your job is to come up with ideas for future space exploration missions. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is looking for concept ideas for possible future missions, including human, to the area between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the moon, including the lunar surface.
Read More »Now this is Important – Canada’s Space Community Stands with Satellite Canada
In episode 8 of the SpaceQ podcast our guest is Ryan Anderson the lead organizer of Satellite Canada, an organization created to compete for a piece of the governments new $950 million Innovation Superclusters Initiative.
Read More »Canada’s Fledging Rover Program Is Facing A Rocky Future – Space Quarterly Archives
Continuing with our Summer Reading Series of articles or interviews that still have some relevance today, we present Canada’s Fledging Rover Program Is Facing A Rocky Future which outlined the state of rover development in Canada in the fall of 2011. The story was written by Elizabeth Howell and originally published in Space Quarterly Magazine in December 2011. Six years later many of the same players are still …
Read More »Canada Edges Closer to Commitment on Quantum Encryption Demonstration Satellite
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) this week released a Request for Information (RFI) for the proposed Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission.
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