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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced on Twitter yesterday the first round of contracts for its Space Technology Development Program AO 6. All told, the CSA awarded $9 million in 14 contracts to 8 companies. MDA was the recipient of 6 contracts valued at just over $3.5 million. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …

The government today announced through a news release that it intends to sign a contract with MDA to build the Canadarm3.

Rocketry is making leaps forward now, and companies are experimenting with a variety of new launch techniques. Yet Relativity Space may well outdo them all, ushering in a rocket manufacturing revolution that may end up being about far more than simply access to space.

NASA has published an e-book titled After LM – NASA Lunar Lander Concepts Beyond Apollo that traces 40 years of lunar lander concepts after the Apollo program.

In a presentation to the space community in late May, the Canadian Space Agency outlined some of its latest lunar plans, including announcing it was in negotiations with NASA to send a rover to the moon.

Should the weather hold up, and so far it is, tomorrow afternoon America and the world will be watching a unique moment in history with the launch of the SpaceX Crew Demo 2 mission.

The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) conducted last week by NASA and SpaceX is not a milestone taken lightly, especially when launching a new human spacecraft.

As Canada’s National Department of Defence (DND) implements part of its Strong, Secure, and Engaged defence policy, space-based Space Situational Awareness is a key component.

The Canadian Space Agency issued a Letter of Interest notice today for an upcoming Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) Phase 0 science instrument request for proposals.

There are important lessons to be learned from the on-orbit servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope.