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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, …

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.

SpaceQ has obtained a copy of the Cooperation on the Civil Lunar Gateway Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and the European Space Agency. The document, received through a NASA Freedom of Information Act request, outlines 23 Articles and includes details relevant to Canada's participation. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support …

NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have released a COVID-19 Earth Observation (EO) dashboard to track the environmental and socio-economic impact of the Coronavirus. Canada is not directly involved. The dashboard integrates multiple satellite data records from the three space agencies with analytical tools that allows the public "to track changes in air and water quality, climate change, …

In our third and final SpaceQ podcast episode of our annual Winter Series, we’re featuring a live lecture from the Perimeter Institute with astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) had awarded a phase 0 development contract to McGill University for the proposed LiteBIRD telescope to validate a variety of objectives, including the concept definition and design.

One theme was clear at the Heads of Agencies panel discussion at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington, international cooperation is important as humanity expands further into space. However, one could not but sense the undercurrent that national ambitions and political tensions could cloud some future cooperative efforts.

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded ABB Canada a $2 million contract to develop a cryogenic scanning mirror up to TRL5 for the potential SPICA mission.

Japan has given its approval for the LiteBird space telescope, a mission to detect primordial gravitational waves of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

On March 5, the International Space Station (ISS) Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) met and affirmed their support for the U.S. led Lunar Gateway program.