This week, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba to meet with Canadian students. He will speak with them about his journey and what it takes to become an astronaut.
Read More »Canada Unveils New Space Policy Framework Taking a Step in the Right Direction
The Canadian government unveiled a new space policy framework today that reinforces what many within the space sector already new, space is an integral part of Canadian’s everyday lives and its importance will only grow.
Read More »XPAntarctik to Test Astroskin for the Canadian Space Agency
XPAntarctik, a crew of six experienced explorers, leaves Canada today on the first leg of an unprecedented 45‑day expedition to Antarctica. During their expedition, the team will be testing Astroskin, a prototype “smart shirt” for space for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Read More »CSA Releases State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its annual State of the Canadian Space Sector for 2012. The report, 24 pages in length, notes a decline in overall revenues of 4.5% from the previous year with total revenues coming in at $3.327 billion.
Read More »The Harper Government Takes the Easy Path on Emerson Space Recommendations
A year after the independent Aerospace Review was released, the Harper government finally responded to the “Space” portion of the Review. The initial reaction by stakeholders is cautious and understandably so when reviewing the government’s response.
Read More »Canada's Washington Space Affairs Office
The space sector has come a long way in the fifty-plus years since Sputnik and Explorer and Alouette.
Read More »Canadian Space Pioneer Dr. Philip Lapp Passes Away
Dr. Philip Lapp one of Canada’s earliest and influential space pioneers has passed away at the age of 85 after a long illness.
Read More »After Years in Storage CASSIOPE Satellite Set for Launch (Updated)
I bet you didn’t know that if you drove onto the West Island of Montreal via the Trans-Canada Highway, that in a nondescript building at MDA’s Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office, on the north side of the highway, was a $140 million satellite securely stored and awaiting its mission the last few years.
Read More »CSA Releases Satellite Image of Lac-Mégantic Disaster Area
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has releases a high-resolution image of the Lac-Mégantic train wreck that was obtained from CNES, the French space agency. The image taken on July 13th is from the Pléiades satellite.
Read More »SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch RADARSAT Constellation Mission in 2018
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has contracted SpaceX to launch Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), which consists of three satellites, on a Falcon 9 rocket sometime in 2018.
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