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The RADARSAT Constellation Mission is less than a week away from its scheduled launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force base in California.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants to be a leader in healthcare in deep space and bring that contribution to its international partners as planning evolves for a human return to the moon.

NASA is looking at how it can further commercialize its activities. To that end, in August of 2018 it created the Regulatory and Policy Issues Committee as part of its Advisory Council.

This week NASA released its budget amendment to account for the Trump administration’s desire to accelerate the country’s plan to land humans on the moon in 2024 instead of 2028. The new plan has created problems for NASA’s international partners who are scrambling to see what it means for them. Canada is no exception.

In April the Trump administration surprised everyone by announcing that it was directing NASA to land American astronauts on the moon within five years.

On April 12 Western University held its annual Space Day. One of the more interesting events was a panel discussion on Space Resources: The Next Frontier in Exploration.

The Perimeter Institute in Waterloo held a one day conference on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day. Included was a panel discussion, Inspiring Future Women in Science.

When NASA’s Mars 2020 spacecraft launches it will include a helicopter designed to fly only on Mars and will be the first time ever an aircraft will fly on another planetary body.

Canada’s new space strategy on the surface may look like a step forward, but when it comes to reforming regulations to spur innovation and help the commercial space sector, the strategy does little to improve Canada’s competitiveness.

Dedicated space accelerator programs are beginning to pop-up across the globe. The latest one launching a new cohort this year is the Los Angeles based Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator.