The Canadian Space Agency has announced it will contribute to the unique European Space Agency led Ariel space telescope which will examine the atmospheres of about 1000 exoplanets.
Read More »ESA Opens Call for Ideas for Space-Based Solar Power
The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to solve some of the challenges with space-based solar power and has put out a call for ideas in which Canadian companies are eligible to participate.
Read More »New Information Outlines Canada’s New Contributions to ESA
SpaceQ has been provided new information that outlines what areas, and many specific programs, that Canada will contribute to as part of its €35.1M (~$60M) participation with the European Space Agency (ESA). 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 »Earth’s oceans and climate
Canada recently signed an Earth observation agreement with the European Commission which will see the exchange of important data including on oceans and climate.
Read More »ExoMars rover mission with Canadian contribution suspended
With sanctions in place on Russia owing to its invasion of the Ukraine, the European Space Agency (ESA) today issued a statement that said in part that the ExoMars rover mission had been suspended.
Read More »European 2022 Space Summit wraps up, astronaut manifesto released
At this years European Space Summit leaders outlined a strong agenda aimed at tackling challenges on Earth and in and low Earth orbit (LEO).
Read More »The James Webb Space Telescope stretches out its sunshield in space
The sunshield of the James Webb Space Telescope is fully unfurled. The newly launched NASA observatory – which includes Canadian contributions – passed this engineering milestone on Tuesday (Jan. 4), less than two weeks after launching on a flagship mission to better understand the universe's evolution and various cosmic objects. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, …
Read More »What the U.S. commitment to extending International Space Station operations to 2030 means for Canada
The announcement by NASA that the White House had committed to extend the operations of the International Space Station (ISS) to 2030 will not surprise many. Though the announcement came on New Year's Eve, it sets the stage for negotiations that are expected to conclude in 2022, including a Canadian commitment. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
Read More »2021 International Space Station Year in Review
It’s been a big year for the International Space Station (ISS) with countless research experiments performed, visits from astronauts other than the station partners along with spaceflight participants.
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope continues unfolding sequence
Another day, another few items finished on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to do list as the observatory makes its way to L2.
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