David Saint-Jacques, Canada’s next astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), will perform a variety of science experiments during his six month stay including two new health experiments announced today.

Anyone who has watched a science fiction movie about travelling in space knows that the weightless environment of microgravity on a space ship affects your ability to navigate and orient yourself. But in real life, the impact of microgravity on an astronaut’s brain both in space and after returning to earth has received very little scientific attention.

As Canada continues to implement its Strategy for Satellite Earth Observation, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on behalf of other federal departments is organizing another National Earth Observation Forum.

The three-day Canadian Space Exploration Workshop (CSEW) wrapped on June 16 after attendees spent most of their time in breakout groups discussing what to do next in Canadian space exploration and science. 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

The Canadian Space Agency asked this question of hundreds of delegates last week, with the virtual Canadian Space Exploration Workshop (CSEW) 2022. Planning will need to come quickly in the months after this event.

A newly posted notice of potential procurement (NPP) offers a preselected list of possible Canadian Space Agency (CSA) vendors the chance to bid on work for “continuity of space-based Earth observations services for the Government of Canada.”

Canadian space companies spoke about the opportunities facing them – and the challenges they are trying to mitigate – during an industry discussion Thursday (May 26). 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

The McGill Bicentennial Space Research Conference held this week was one of the first in person events at McGill University since the pandemic took hold. The following overview of some of the sessions is contributed by Upasana Dasgupta, a doctoral student at the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University.

The UK Space Agency recently released its Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2021 report which shows the growth of businesses involved in the space sector has quadrupled since 2014, growing from 303 organizations to 1293 in 2021, most of those small businesses.

Something unusual happened at the 37th Space Symposium Head of Agency Panel. In responding to the moderators last question on what is one thing about your space agency that most people don't know?, Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell answered with something most people wouldn't be aware of, a new Canadian Space Hub. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven …