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Canada is Going to the Moon

A group photo with the Prime Minister, former and current astronauts and Cabinet Ministers

Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed what many had hoped for by committing Canada to participate in the NASA led effort to return to the moon. Canada will contribute a smart robotic system to the NASA's Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G) program. The smart robotic system includes a next-generation robotic arm, which is already being called the Canadarm3, other unnamed equipment, and specialized tools to be …

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ISED Touts Innovation and Skills Plan in New 100 Page Report Ahead of Budget and Election

Building a Nation of Innovators report

One of the pillars of the Liberal governments economic policies in its current mandate has been its innovation agenda. A new report outlines the foundation it hopes will lead to success in the years to come. 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

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The Canadian Space Agency Spent What it Planned to in 2017

Canadian Space Agency Promo Image

For the first time since its inception, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) spent almost exactly what it planned to in its fiscal year 2017-18 budget according to the recently released Departmental Results Report. The CSA planned spending for the fiscal year 2017 was $353,809,911 and the agency spent $353,457,987, a difference of -$351,924. Not since fiscal year 2002 have they come this close to balancing their budget …

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Finance Committee Recommends a Significant, Ongoing investment in Canada’s Space Program

The federal government Finance Committee has released its 2019 Pre-Budget Report

The federal government Finance Committee has released its 2019 Pre-Budget report and it recommends that the government "commit to significant, ongoing investments to advance Canada’s space program and contribute to 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

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MDA Makes a Forceful Point at Pre-Budget 2019 Finance Committee Meeting

Deep space gateway in Cislunar space

Mike Greenley and the new MDA are no longer content to quietly roam the halls of power in Ottawa to make their point. This new MDA is in your face, public, and fighting for its business and for a supply chain of smaller companies. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …

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Maritime Launch Services Takes it Vision to the Finance Committee in Person

Maritime Launch Services Cyclone 4M rocket

Maritime Launch Services (MLS), which one days hopes to open a spaceport in Nova Scotia to launch rockets from a variety of providers, took advantage of the federal Finance Committee's pre-budget in-person consultation opportunity to talk about its business and why it's important to Canada. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. …

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