BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN – With David Saint-Jacques now in house at the International Space Station, there will be little time to get acclimated before the next cargo ship arrives — if it comes on time.

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN – With Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques preparing for a ride into space tomorrow, the natural question to ask is — when will we get our next chance?

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN – While Canada has been without a detailed space plan since 1994, there is some indication this might be happening soon.

Data analytics professionals have a wealth of Earth observation data to deal with, so several representatives of industry suggested ways to manage the overwhelming flow of information at a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) conference.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is already thinking about what’s next after its RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launches in February 2019.

OTTAWA – The hard sell is on. NASA wants Canada to get involved in its lunar space station. The Trudeau government hasn’t committed yet, but one minister promises Canada will have a long-term space strategy before the end of the administration’s mandate in late 2019.

OTTAWA – Canadian aerospace companies require a government-led industrial strategy to grow their services nationally and internationally, executives warned at a panel today at the Canadian Aerospace Summit of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC).

Canadian space geeks came together during a weekend earlier this month (Oct. 19 to 21) to hack, chat and create space apps that got the attention of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA.

A group of Canadian astronauts expressed their support Friday for a space strategy to direct Canada’s goals in space, days after a coalition of organizations banded together to ask government for clarity quickly.

Canada’s new model policy on scientific integrity likely won’t change government scientist communications with the media to a great degree, according to multiple government experts interviewed by SpaceQ.