Elizabeth Howell

Is SpaceQ's Associate Editor as well as a business and science reporter, researcher and consultant. She recently received her Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota and is communications Instructor instructor at Algonquin College.

Will the Canadian Space Economy be Worth $40 billion by 2040?

The Canadian space economy could be worth $40 billion by 2040

The space economy in Canada will be worth $40 billion by 2040, but only if industry receives the right support to get to that point, according to a recently released report by Deloitte Canada in collaboration with industry group Space Canada. SpaceQ spoke with Deloitte Canada's Scott Streiner to learn more. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …

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NorthStar’s CEO Asks for Deep Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and Solving Space Problems

Stewart Bain speaks at the Canada-Italy Business Forum on Artificial Intelligence on Nov. 7 and 8 in Montreal. Image credit: Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada.

We’ve been grappling with the problems – and promise – of technology, society, politics and space ever since we first could conceive of leaving our Earth. To take a single example: Students of history know well that some of the first NASA rockets – including the mighty Saturn V that flew several astronaut crews to the moon – were led by chief architect Wernher von …

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Canadian Astronauts Get First Space Missions (Updated)

Introducing Canadian Space Agency astronaut missions

Canada is heading back to the International Space Station, this time on a Starliner flight. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will fly the first operational Starliner mission no earlier than 2025, the agency announced today (Nov. 22). And that’s not the only flight opportunity in the works.

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Telesat has Steady Q3 Results and Stresses Lightspeed Differentiation

Telesat LEO satellite constellation

While Telesat is watching the rise of SpaceX's Starlink Internet services for the commercial market, it maintains government and enterprise are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their Lightspeed low Earth orbit satellite constellation (LEO). 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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UNDIR Outer Space Security Conference Panel Discusses Building Common Understandings Between Stakeholders

Delegates at the Outer Space Security Conference 2023. Image credit: UNIDIR.

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research recently held a conference concerning space matters, including one on building “common understandings between stakeholders” when it comes to space security. A large theme of the panel was how much power commercial companies have these days, and the regulations that do (and do not) exist to manage their power.

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Outer Space Security Panel Clearly Illustrates Challenges

Left to right: Brian Weeden (Director of Program Planning, Secure World Foundation), Rania Toukebri (Project Manager, Airbus Defence and Space), Joanne Wheeler (Managing Partner, Alden Legal),Andrey Shabalin (Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva), and Sarah Erickson, Research Assistant, Space Security & WMD Programmers UNIDIR.

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research recently held the Outer Space Security conference which included a panel on Mapping Space Threats, Risk and Challenges with key participants coming from locations such as the United States and Russia. 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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