The Canadian Space Agency recently issued an announcement of opportunity (AO) aimed at youth that will offer grants to a maximum of $50k per project for space STEM initiatives.
Read More »Telesat pledges scholarships for women in STEM
Telesat, the major Canadian satellite company now building a low Earth orbit constellation, plans to award $40,000 a year for scholarships to support female students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Read More »Shad Canada teams up with Luna Design and Blue Origin
Shad Canada is taking its programming virtual and has partnered with Blue Origin for a 20-day program that includes a spaceflight competition.
Read More »HeroX helps bring Base 11 $1 million student rocket challenge to Canada
The Base 11 Space Challenge, with a US$1 million launch prize, is not your typical challenge competition, it’s much more.
Read More »Women in Planetary Science and Exploration Conference Highlights Humanity as Well as Research
In the first annual Women in Planetary Science and Exploration conference, women and non-binary researchers presented their work that ranged from understanding the oceans of Titan to how to land a Mars Rover. Uniquely however, the conventional research presentations were interspersed with panels discussing visible minorities, the LGBTQ community, and harassment in STEM, as well as professional topics such as public outreach and career options …
Read More »Women in Space are Having a Greater Impact
When Larisa Beach started in the aerospace industry more than three decades ago, she was a lone woman in a man’s world.
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