After years of delays and huge cost overruns, humanity’s next great space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, has successfully completed the final mission analysis review and is cleared for launch on or after October 31, 2021. 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 »Avascent awarded Lunar Gateway Utilization Mission Contribution Study
Avascent, a strategy consulting company based in Washington with an office in Ottawa, has been awarded a contract for a Lunar Gateway Utilization Mission Contribution Study. 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 »Artful: Satellite images showing the beauty of Canada
The Canadian Space Agency has released 13 images that show the beauty of Canada as seen by a variety of Earth observing satellites.
Read More »Jury announced for the Deep Space Food Challenge
The jury has been selected in what could be one of the most enjoyable tasks related to deep space exploration, testing food for the Deep Space Food Challenge.
Read More »The CSA issues tender to examine the socioeconomic benefits of three Earth Observation missions
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) issued a tender for a study of the socioeconomic benefits of three water-related Earth Observation (EO) missions.
Read More »Mars Exploration with Chris Herd
In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we discuss Mars and the Perseverance rover, its helicopter, a future sample return mission and touches on In-Situ Resource Utilization. This is the sixth of ten episodes in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.
Read More »NASA’s New Earth System Observatory provides Canada opportunities
A long-standing climate change collaboration between Canadian space entities may be a part of NASA's newly announced Earth System Observatory. 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 »In conversation with Mission Control’s Ewan Reid on going to the Moon
If you haven’t heard, Ottawa based Mission Control Space Services is leading a Canadian charge to the Moon. In the case of Mission Control, it’s hardware and AI enabled software that’s headed to the Moon next year on a rover.
Read More »Stunning images of the annular solar eclipse from London, Ontario
Enthusiasts and astronomers alike were up early this morning hoping for clear skies to view the annular solar eclipse. Weather wasn’t an issue in London, Ontario as you can see in these stunning pictures.
Read More »Minister François-Philippe Champagne does a Q&A with Canada’s astronauts
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently spent 45 minutes recently talking with Canada’s four astronauts and Canadian Space Agency president Lisa Campbell. This was followed by a questions and Answer (Q&A) session moderated by the Minister with questions from the public.
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