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In 2027 NASA will send the unique Dragonfly rotorcraft to Saturn’s moon Titan. Designed specifically for the Titan atmosphere, a concept was tested in September 2021 in the Imperial Dunes of California.

MDA announced today it had been awarded another lunar landing sensor contract for an undisclosed customer who is participating in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. We can make an educated guess as to who that customer is.

The sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope is fully unfurled. The newly launched NASA observatory – which includes Canadian contributions – passed this engineering milestone on Tuesday (Jan. 4), less than two weeks after launching on a flagship mission to better understand the universe's evolution and various cosmic objects. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, …

In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is John Mankins and we talk about Space Based Solar Power, has its time come?

Another day, another few items finished on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to do list as the observatory makes its way to L2.

T0.technology is a new company taking their founders' experience building cutting-edge terrestrial astronomy equipment and applying it to new fields. It's not a spin-off, but their skillset is unique, and may have significant applications both on Earth and in space. 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

On this weeks episode of the Earth and Space podcast we’re discussing learning about Aphelion Aerospace and their plans for a green, low-cost, launch services for nano-satellite operators.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants to support more commercial projects in space. To that end it is preparing to announce an opportunity that would provide up to $2 million per project. 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

Sherbrooke, Que.-based NGC Aerospace Ltd. is shooting for the Moon – again – after 20 years in the space business. 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

Rocket Lab revealed the details of its medium-sized Neutron rocket this morning with CEO Peter Beck promising “the rocket of 2050, today.” 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