Space-station builder Voyager Space and their subsidiary Nanoracks announced that they worked with Maxar to perform a cutting-edge experiment that was recently launched on SpaceX's Transporter-5 rideshare mission. The experiment? Cutting metal without edges and the first results are in. 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
Read More »Astrolab’s Jaret Matthews on their multipurpose rovers
In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is Jaret Matthews, founder and CEO of Astrolab.
Read More »SpinLaunch to perform suborbital launch for NASA
Centrifuge-based space launch company SpinLaunch got a welcome vote of confidence as they announced that they had signed a Space Act Agreement for a suborbital launch of a NASA payload later this year.
Read More »Canadensys delivers upgraded lunar wheels to the Canadian Space Agency
Canadensys Aerospace has delivered upgraded lunar wheels to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for use on previously delivered Canadensys rover prototypes.
Read More »Launch Canada sets dates for first Rocket Innovation Challenge
At the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Launch Canada and Stardust Technologies announced a new partnership and set the dates for the long awaited first ever major rocket competition in Canada, the Rocket Innovation Challenge.
Read More »GHGSat gets $454K for clean technology demo
Natural Resources Canada has awarded GHGSat $453,993 to demonstrate their hybrid satellite-aircraft system in support of advancing emerging clean technologies.
Read More »Canadensys imaging instruments heading to the lunar surface this year
Canadensys Aerospace announced today that it delivered the ILO-X payload, consisting of a dual-imaging instrument to Intuitive Machines and destined for the Moon’s surface later this year.
Read More »ExoMars rover mission with Canadian contribution suspended
With sanctions in place on Russia owing to its invasion of the Ukraine, the European Space Agency (ESA) today issued a statement that said in part that the ExoMars rover mission had been suspended.
Read More »3D imaging may be first step to real-life Metaverse
Maxar Technologies’ Dan Nord, SVP & GM of Enterprise Earth Intelligence, delivered a keynote at the GeoIgnite Conference on March 1st that started by sounding familiar notes about Maxar's past and present. But it transitioned to a surprising future: one where Maxar's imagery becomes the key basis for the so-called "Metaverse." This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
Read More »A status update on space nuclear propulsion
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast, the third and last episode of our annual Winter Series, we’re featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Tim Kokan, Principal Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne.
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