Tag Archives: NASA

SpaceX deliberately aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket this past Sunday minutes into its flight to demonstrate the Crew Dragon launch escape system.

In our second SpaceQ podcast episode of our annual Winter Series we’re featuring NASA’s teleconference with the first results from the Parker Solar Probe.

In our first SpaceQ podcast episode of our annual Winter Series we’re featuring a Future In-Space Operations teleconference on Maxar’s Power and Propulsion Element for the Lunar Gateway.

After a successful launch of the Starliner Commercial Crew Vehicle on its maiden flight test, a software problem with the onboard timer resulted in the spacecraft not achieving its intended orbit.

On this weeks Terranauts podcast, host Iain Christie recounts the story of when he realized what it meant to be what he now calls a Terranaut.

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.

We rarely get to hear what happens behind the scenes at a mission control, let alone how Canada participated in the Space Shuttle missions and now the International Space Station.

When NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks of the Artemis program you can hear the passion and conviction in his voice.

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.

At the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) final town hall in Toronto last week Conservative MP Erin O’Toole told SpaceQ that “he anticipates” a Conservative government “would” honour Canada’s commitment to NASA’s Lunar Gateway and Artemis program.