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Canada Needs to Get Serious About Space Defence

Left to right - Howard Stanley, Eutelsat OneWeb; Kevin Whale, MDA Space; Mike Adamson, Telesat; Jason Trembley, Terrestar Solutions; Valerie Travain-Milone, Calian; and moderator: Aaron Shull, CIGI. Image credit: Space Canada.

In an increasingly dangerous world, space is becoming part of the global battlefield. So if Canada wants to protect the space assets it relies on, it needs to get serious about space defence. 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

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Space Technology Will Shape Canada’s Future in Many Ways

Panel: Shaping Canada's Future with Emerging Space Technologies. (Left to right): Dexter Jagula, Skywatch; Chad English, Reaction Dynamics; Raquel Buscaino, Deloitte; Bryn Orth-Lashley, GHGSat; Rahul Goel, Nordspace; and moderator: Scott Streiner, Deloitte.

Enhanced national security, better climate change responses, and using AI to get more out of Earth Observation (EO) data: These are just some of the technology that space will affect Canada’s future going forward. These and other specifics were detailed during the ‘Shaping Canada’s Future with Emerging Space Technologies’ panel at Space Bound 2024. It is the annual conference hosted by the Space Canada industry …

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Canadian Space Economy Growing, But Needs Government Support

Panel: Exploring the Economic Potential of the New Space Economy.(Left to right): Jacques Leduc, Terrestar, Mike Greenley, MDA Space, Dan Goldberg, Telesat, and moderator Evan Solomon, GZERO Media. Image credit: Space Canada.

Ottawa, ON - The Canadian space economy is growing, but it is vulnerable to foreign competitors who are financially supported by their respective governments. 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

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NASA: Government Attitude Change Central to Private-Public Partnership Success

Empowering the Private Sector: Partnerships Driving the Future of Space panel: (Left to right) Wade Larson, Earth Daily Analytics; David Beck, US Space Systems Command; Alex MacDonald, NASA; Nathan de Ruiter, Novaspace; Stephen Matier, Maritime Launch Services; and moderator Jacqueline Good, Magnetstar. Image Credit: SpaceQ.

Ottawa, ON - Today it is commonplace to see NASA astronauts flying to the International Space Station on SpaceX vehicles. But there was a time when such a public-private partnership would have been unthinkable, and the accomplishments of such a private space company would have never come to pass. What made all this possible was a fundamental attitude change on the part of NASA. This …

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