Canada has officially announced its intention to join as a partner in the Square Kilometre Array Observatory. The announcement formalizes Canada’s long involvement in Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and provides a variety of benefits for Canadian astronomers peering into the distant past of the Universe.
Read More »Top Canadian Space Stories of 2022
Canadian space delivered a lot of high-profile missions this year, from low Earth orbit all the way to the Moon and even a Lagrange Point. Despite a decline in spending, the Canadian Space Agency financed Moon and Earth observation plans – and the Canadian military opened its own Space Force.
Read More »Strong MDA Revenues Close Out Q3 as the Company Maintains Guidance for 2022
MDA's satellite and robotics growth continues to fuel growth at the Canadian space company, boosting revenues 55 percent year over year. 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 »Canadensys Aerospace Wins Major Contract – Will Build the First Canadian Moon Rover
In the competition between prime contractor MDA and the much smaller and less known Bolton based Canadensys Aerospace, the underdog won.
Read More »Commercial Sector Taking the Lead in Western Space Technology
OTTAWA - The age of the US government and other ‘western’ administrations leading the development of space technology is over, and the age of commercial players taking the lead has begun. 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 »Earth Observation Satellite Market About to Boom
OTTAWA - The Earth observation satellite services market is about to boom, but more needs to be done to help Canadian companies get a share of this prosperity. That was the takeaway from the Space Bound 2022 conference session, “Industry Perspectives On The Critical Role And Growing Market For Earth Observation.” The conference was hosted by Space Canada October17-19, 2022 at Ottawa’s Bayview Yards. This …
Read More »Apple and Globalstar Deal May Signal Future of Personal Satellite Communications
On September 7, 2022, Apple announced that their new iPhone 14 would have satellite connectivity, thanks to a new deal with Globalstar.
Read More »Axiom Wants More MDA External Payload Interfaces For its Space Station
Axiom Space has signed a new agreement with MDA for external payload interfaces for its future commercial space station, the second time this year its tapped MDA for the Canadarm3 derived technology.
Read More »MDA’s RADARSAT-2 Takes its One Millionth Image
MDA’s CEO Mike Greeney posted on LinkedIn yesterday that this past Sunday, September 11, its RADARSAT-2 satellite had acquired its one millionth image, a major milestone for any Earth observation platform.
Read More »MDA to Provide Ka-Band Steerable Antennas for Airbus OneWeb Satellites
MDA announced today that it was selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites to design and build Ka-Band steerable antennas for their Arrow small satellite platform.
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