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An autonomous Japanese resupply ship, the “Kounotori”2 H-2B Transfer Vehicle (HTV2 ), was captured and berthed to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station Jan. 27, 2011.
Read More »Unraveling the Universe – 8th Annual Expanding Canada's Frontier Symposium
Tonight the Astronomy & Space Exploration Society at the University of Toronto is hosting the 8th annual “Expanding Canada’s Frontiers” symposium. It is billed as the largest astronomy symposium in the country. The event starts 7 p.m. at the University of Toronto’s Convocation Hall and doors open at 6 p.m. This years theme is “Unraveling the Universe” and features several prominent Canadian researchers.
Read More »Remembering Apollo 1, Shuttles Challenger and Columbia's Crews
Each January NASA holds a day of remembrance to honor the crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia who lost their lives in pursuit of not only their personal passions but the goals of a planet, for we are a species that is curious and are compelled to explore and space exploration is compelling. This year as we remember the fallen astronauts it …
Read More »MSCI Making Pitch for Telecom Financing
The recent announcement by Microsat Systems Canada (MSCI) CEO David Cooper that his company is “launching a new initiative” to build a constellation of 78 small, relatively low-flying satellites designed to relieve internet and smart phone congestion and provide broadband access in rural locations, highlights the differences between small space focused Canadian firms and their larger commercial satellite and internet service provider cousins.
Read More »Building Curiosity: Landing System Drop Test
Engineers test the first-of-its-kind landing system on NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity.
Read More »This Week in Space for Canada
Mississauga-based Microsat Systems Canada (MSCI) announces it’s building a massive (perhaps too good to be true) constellation of 78 small, relatively low-flying satellites designed to relieve network smart phone congestion. Macdonald Dettwiler (MDA) will be “exercising an option” for additional work on the Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) developed Cygnus cargo spacecraft and even ComDev International gets a new military contract from the US government. All …
Read More »MDA Puts Robotic Expertise to Good use for Orbital's Cygnus Spacecraft
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) is taking advantage of their expertise in robotics as they recently signed a multi-million dollar contract amendement with Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide capture and mating solutions for Orbital’s autonomous Cygnus commercial resupply service spacecraft.
Read More »SpaceX Commercial Crew Development Proposal
SpaceX’s proposal to accelerate evolution of the Dragon spacecraft to a crew transportation system.
Read More »Orbital Cygnus Resupply Service to the ISS
Animation of the Orbital Cygnus spacecraft commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »RADARSAT-2 Images Shows Devastating Flooding in Australia
The Canadian Space Agency released one of the images captured by Radarsat-2 which were delivered to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters on behalf of Emergency Management Australia and the State of Queensland, Australia. The featured image shows Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland.
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