A week ago today NASA ran the Space Launch System Green Run test meant to be the last test of the four massive Shuttle era RS-25 engines and core stage before being shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the planned Artemis 1 launch later this year. The Space Launch System, NASA’s massive deep space rocket is designed to propel astronauts to the …
Read More »The Artemis program and the future of lunar surface manufacturing
One of the key goals of the Artemis program is to build a program that is sustainable with an eventual permanent human presence on the Moon. For that to succeed we’ll need to use local resources which will mean starting lunar surface manufacturing operations.
Read More »The past is prologue – From Apollo to Artemis
What are the lessons that can be learned from the Apollo program as we forward to the Artemis program from a science and engineering operations perspective?
Read More »HALO – The Lunar Gateway’s habitation and logistics element
Today on the Space Economy podcast we have the second episode of our annual three part Winter Series. This year the series is related to NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program and this episode focuses on the Lunar Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) element.
Read More »The Lunar VIPER rover and the space economy
NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, known as the VIPER rover, is a precursor science mission for the Artemis program. It is scheduled to be delivered to the surface of the Moon in December 2022. It’s also important to the space economy.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency to hold Canadarm3 information session
SpaceQ has learned that the Canadian Space Agency will hold a Canadarm3 information session on January 14 for those interested in participating in the program.
Read More »A Canadian astronaut will be on the first NASA Artemis mission to the Moon
When we heard that the Government of Canada with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) was going to make a “major announcement” on space exploration today, we immediately thought of NASA’s Artemis program and that it related to Canadian astronauts going to the Moon. What we didn’t suspect is that through a new agreement with NASA, that Canada would be sending an astronaut on the first …
Read More »MDA gets $22.8 million Canadarm3 Phase A contract
When the Canadarm3 is built it will be the most advanced AI capable robotics arm ever developed for use in space and will be a critical element of the Lunar Gateway. Today the Canadian Space Agency announced that it had awarded MDA a $22.8 million contract to "establish the technical requirements to build Canadarm3." This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. …
Read More »NASA releases Artemis III Science Definition Team Report
NASA released the Science Definition Team Report for the first human mission to the Moon as part of the Artemis Program. The 188 page Artemis III Science Definition Team Report includes 15 findings and 21 recommendations.
Read More »Government of Canada begins consultations for future space exploration activities
The Government of Canada has begun a consultation on a framework for future space exploration activities and how Canada will contribute.
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