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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has announced the winners of the Canadian challenges of the global Space Apps Challenge.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Announces Winners of the 2023 Space Apps Challenge
Defence Expenditures Again Drive Record Government Spending in Space
Euroconsult has released its annual, and 23rd, deep dive into government spending on space programs with spending reaching record levels and defence expenditures driving growth.
Read More »Three More Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites to Launch in January (Update)
Three more Canadian CubeSat Project teams have delivered their CubeSat’s to the Canadian Space Agency for integration ahead of an anticipated launch in early March.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Provides $2.9M to Four Companies for Lunar Exploration
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Wednesday, December 13th that it was providing $2.9 million to four companies for six projects for sustainable lunar exploration.
Read More »NorthStar Earth & Space Raises $20 Million
For the second time in a year, NorthStar Earth & Space has closed a funding round, this time a $20 million Series D financing round.
Read More »The Last Canadian on the ISS and the First on the Moon
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced mission assignments for astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Gibbons. Here’s what wasn’t said.
Read More »‘Refocused’ Spending Won’t Seriously Impact the Canadian Space Agency
In August the federal Liberal government announced it would be refocusing government spending and would initially cut $15 billion over five years. This past week Treasury Board President Anita Anand provided the details on $500 million in cuts from this current fiscal years planned $443 billion budget. The Canadian Space Agency was not spared, having to freeze $8,023,000 in planned spending. There's more to the …
Read More »The Space Brain Hack Initiative is Back
Following on the success of the inaugural Space Brain Hack initiative, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the latest edition and this years theme.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Announces the FAST 2023 Opportunity With $5.6 Million Budget
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released details for the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST 2023) opportunity.
Read More »MDA Selects CHORUS Launch Provider and Sets Launch Timeframe
MDA is once again going to launch a satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This time it’s for the CHORUS satellite. Previously, MDA was the first commercial customer to launch with SpaceX for the launch of the CASSIOPE satellite on September 29, 2013. SpaceX also launched the RADARSAT Constellation Mission trio of satellites in 2019.
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