Space Canada recently released a new policy position paper. Called “Innovating at Home, Defending Our Interests: Canada’s Space Innovators’ Contribution to National Defence,” it’s focused on Canada’s role in the increasingly important…
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a new opportunity under its Class Grant and Contribution Program in search of space applications for mining technologies. It does come with a catch. That catch is that this an opportunity that…
A discussion of the Artemis program, and how the Canadarm3 can help turn the Lunar Gateway into a “flying space laboratory for deep space” preceded a number of presentations. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in.…
MDA and Thoth Technology have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement that would enable deep space radar surveillance and space domain awareness from what they state would be “Canada’s first ground-based radar capable of monitoring…
A question about “what will a lunar economy look like?” led to a lively discussion about the role of government in potential lunar markets at the commercialization panel at the Canadian Lunar Workshop on June 1st. This page is for…
Five Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites and the Canadian Space Agency CARDIOBREATH research experiment are scheduled for launch Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 12:35 p.m. ET. The launch on a SpaceX cargo spacecraft is a commercial resupply…
Ottawa needs to make investing in lunar technology a top economic priority, so that Canadian industry can win its share of the rapidly expanding extraterrestrial market. That was the message delivered by Brian Gallant, CEO of the industry…
In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we talk about NASA’s astronauts early tragedy. In today’s episode we pick up the Gemini story with preparation for Gemini IX. That means that we have to talk about the tragic events surrounding the…
This is the fifth article in a six part series on the state (and fate) of the New Space sector. If you have not read the other articles in the series, you might want to do that since much of this article depends on the arguments made there…
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and administrator Martin Bergeron, spoke about Canada’s contribution to the Artemis program, and how Canada (and Canadian companies) were contributing to the return to the lunar surface, at the…
Telesat announced today it will be launching another LightSpeed Constellation demonstration satellite, LEO 3, and that the satellite is already nearing completion. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact…
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently announced the four finalists for the Deep Space Food Challenge after narrowing it down from a substantial and diverse group of semi-finalists. The Deep Space Food Challenge according to the CSA is…
The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has been awarded a contract to produce new radiation-resisting space-focused materials from the Canadian Space Agency. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space…
Between May 30 and June 1, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will host the 2nd Canadian Lunar Workshop. The virtual only event includes a full program that outlines Canada’s ambitious lunar plans. Canada’s Moon bound astronaut Jeremy Hansen…
While Alberta has seen a record number of wildfires this spring, they aren’t the only province experiencing an early start to the season. The Canadian Space Agency today issued a press release to showcase a new video for the WildFireSat…
Maritime Launch Services has signed a contract with an undisclosed European company that “if fully realized” would be valued at over $1 billion and would fill up its medium class launch vehicle manifest through 2027. The multi-mission…
Fresh off a big fundraising round, Kepler Communications has received money from the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Technology Development Program or STDP to advance its satellite communications. CSA officials did not respond to requests…
Halifax-based Galaxia Mission Systems recently received a $1.7 million award under the CSA’s Space Technology Development Program (STDP) for “the first software-defined Earth observation (EO) platform.” The contract is for demonstrating…
In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we take a little bit more time to examine the events of Gemini VIII and what NASA learned from that experience. For one thing it learned the value of having test pilots as astronauts. But it also…
This is the fourth in a series of articles about the current state of the space industry. If you have not read the preceding articles, you might find it useful to do that before reading this one as it builds on the arguments made in the…
A new economic impact report by the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) states that Maritime Launch Services’ Spaceport Nova Scotia will a positive economic benefit for the region and Canada. The report by the Conference Board of Canada …
MDA posted a strong first quarter of 2023 while its CEO praised the Canadian government for its new spending on space. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy,…
Just six weeks after releasing its full-year 2022 results, Telesat issued a small quarterly update while saying it is continuing discussions on financing the next-generation Lightspeed constellation. This page is for subscribers only.…
Spire Global announced that their subsidiary ExactEarth, based in Cambridge, Ontario, has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to “deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a wildfire monitoring satellite”…
Enduring tough times, and well-positioned for the future. That’s the state of the Canadian space sector, according to speakers at the first-ever Horizons event, though danger lurks in the "third space age." This page is for subscribers…
Three Canadian researches have been awarded funding for 2022-23 science investigations using the AstroSat astronomy space based observatory. AstroSat was launched in Sept. 2015 and is India’s first astronomy observatory “dedicated to…
Whether it’s searching for exoplanets like Avatar’s Pandora with the Pandora SmallSat, or investigating dark energy and dark matter, Canadian researchers are taking advantage of space science research opportunities offered by the Canadian…
Mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) originating from deep space may be repeat offenders rather than one-off events, new research using Canadian facilities suggest. FRBs are transient pulses of radio wavelengths lasting anywhere from a…
In this episode of the Terranauts podcast we get caught up on another unexpected event on a Gemini flight. When we left first time Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott aboard Gemini VIII, they were just getting to orbit after what had…
This is the third in a series of articles about the current state of the space industry. If you haven't read the first two articles in our New Space Revolution, you may want to do so, as this article builds on the arguments that were made…