A group of Canadian astronauts expressed their support Friday for a space strategy to direct Canada’s goals in space, days after a coalition of organizations banded together to ask government for clarity quickly.
Read More »Has the RADARSAT Constellation Mission launch date been pushed into 2019?
We’ve known for some time that the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is tentatively set to launch in November. Is it now possible that the launch could slip to December, perhaps even into early 2019?
Read More »A Conversation With Sarah Gallagher – The New Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency
Last week Dr. Sarah Gallagher of Western University was announced as the new Science Advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Read More »Canada and U.S. Space Cooperation Remains Strong but Funding Drives Programs
On September 7 the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute in Washington organized a one day event titled “Over the Horizon: A New Era for Canada-U.S. Space Cooperation?” As with many events like this, discussions behind the scenes is where a lot of the action was. Though, there was one clear fact that no one could surmount.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Has its First Science Advisor
Nearly six months after putting out a call for a Science Advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the agency has selected Dr. Sarah Gallagher of Western University.
Read More »Astronaut David Saint-Jacques is Ready for His First Mission in Space
At 48, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will start his first and possibly only mission to the International Space Station in late December.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency to Hold Fall 2018 Space Industry Days in October
The Canadian Space Agency will hold a “Fall 2018 Space Industry Days” in mid-October for Blue Origin, Moon Express and Airbus Defense and Space being each featured in successive days.
Read More »Canadian Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Dragon and or Boeing Starliner
Lost in the hoopla in NASA’s recent announcement of the first sets of commercial crew astronauts who will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner, was a short sentence which said international partners would be assigned crew spots at a later date.
Read More »OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft with Canadian Instrument Begins Approach Phase to Asteroid Bennu
On Friday, August 24th NASA hosted a media teleconference on the OSIRIS-REx mission which will return an asteroid sample to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now preparing to conduct approach maneuvers as it heads for a December 3rd rendezvous with asteroid Bennu.
Read More »CSA Announces Space Technology Development Program Upcoming Opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has announced an upcoming opportunity round for the Space Technology Development Program (STDP).
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