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Jack Mustard of Brown University discusses emerging concepts of habitability on Mars at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Planetary Surface Exploration Using a Network of Reusable Paths
Braden Stenning of UTIAS discussed planetary surface exploration using a network of reusable paths, a paradigm for parallel science investigations at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »The Mars Methane Analogue Mission
Dr. Ed Cloutis of the University of Winnipeg discusses at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit the experience gained and new science results from the Mars methane analogue mission conducted in an abandoned asbestos mine in Quebec.
Read More »The Next Generation Canadarm Enabling Future Robotic Servicing Missions
Cameron Dickinson of MDA provided an overview of the Next Generation Canadarm Project at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit. He discussed the goal of enabling future robotic servicing missions.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency and Space Debris
Michel Doyon provides an update on the space debris efforts of the Canadian Space Agency at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Canada's Space Narrative 50 Year in Space
Manon Larocque of the Canadian Space Agency provides a high level view of Canada’s first 50 years in space at the Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Future Directions for the Canadian Space Community
Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski moderated a panel on possible future directions for the Canadian Space Community. On the panel were Dr. Paul Sylvester, Memorial University, Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Space Policy Institute, Dr. Jack Mustard, Brown University and Dr. Chris Herd, University of Alberta.
Read More »Enabling Activities to Enhance Future Cooperative Space Exploration
Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund of the Space Policy Institute in Washington discussed space policy and Canada’s role as an international partner in space exploration at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Space Concordia and the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge
Nick Sweet of Space Concordia describes his teams winning CubeSat entry and provides an insightful look into the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »Lunar Rover Mobility
Peter Visscher of Ontario Drive and Gear presented this talk titled “Critical Mobility Technologies to Enable Long Term Lunar Surface Activity” at the 2012 Canadian Space Summit. Peter’s company has been funded by the Canadian Space Agency to work on lunar rover prototypes. NASA has expressed an interest in using one of Canada’s lunar rovers for a future moon mission as part of a Canadian …
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