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Maritime Launch Services submitted its environmental Focus Report to Nova Scotia Environment on March 11 and yesterday it was posted online.
Read More »Spaceport Startup Maritime Launch Services Environmental Focus Report Now Available
What Does the New Canadian Space Strategy Really Mean?
In the past week the Liberal government has admittedly stepped up and committed Canada to a new space strategy, and backed it up with over $2 billion in new funding. Is it really as big a commitment as it seems? Yes and no, the explanation is as follows.
Read More »How a Convair 580 Airplane Led to the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
Sitting in a side hangar of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) is a special preservation project: an airplane that is the direct ancestor of the forthcoming RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) that will launch in the coming months, upgrading RADARSAT-2’s capability with a trio of satellites.
Read More »Maxar’s RADARSAT-2 Loses Use of its Gyroscope and Loses WorldView-4 Satellite
Canada’s only operational radar satellite, RADARSAT-2, has lost the use of its gyroscope and will now rely on the spacecraft’s three other types of sensors for attitude reference. And in just released news, Maxar announced today that the WorldView-4 satellite control moment gyros have failed and they don’t expect the spacecraft to recover.
Read More »The Top Five Canadian Space Stories of 2018
When we look back at some of what was expected in 2018 with respect to significant Canadian space events, it’s clear they all delivered, just not always with the expected results.
Read More »RADARSAT Constellation Mission Launch Likely Delayed Again
It would seem getting the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launched is an exercise in patience as the hoped for mid-February launch is “likely” delayed again.
Read More »The Department of National Defence Awards $6.7 Million to Eight Companies for ISR
The Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded $6.7M in contracts to eight companies for the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) S&T Program.
Read More »Canadian Space Summit Offers a Glimpse at Canada’s Future in Space
While there are several space conferences of note each year in Canada, there is only one annual event at present that covers a wide range of issues in the civil, commercial and military sectors. That conference is the Canadian Space Summit.
Read More »CSA Plans for Post Radarsat Constellation as Earth Observation Panellists Speak of Data Challenges
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is already thinking about what's next after its RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launches in February 2019. 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 »Canada Needs a New Earth Observation Plan
You can add the Earth Observation (EO) community to the list of space communities that need a new long term plan.
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