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This week on the Terranauts podcast we have the second part of our interview with David Kendall who could be described as the quintessential Terranaut.
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Canadian companies invited to join ESA Bartolomeo platform on the ISS
Bartolomeo is open for business for Canadian space companies. The newly installed European Space Agency external platform on the International Space Station (ISS) promises an alternative to small satellites to get payloads into space and to possibly return them to Earth, according to representatives from Bartolomeo maker Airbus. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …
Read More »MDA raise another $60 million in over-allotment option
A week after going public and getting listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, MDA announced today it had raised an additional $60 million in their over-allotment option. 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
Read More »Telesat looks to raise US$500 million amid flurry of Lightspeed LEO activity
Telesat announced yesterday a proposed secured note offering that would see the company raise up to US$500 million. It was the latest news in a recent flurry related to their Lightspeed LEO satellite network. 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
Read More »The GeoIgnite conference adapts and expands despite COVID-19 pandemic
Last year we began covering the annual GeoIgnite conference and were impressed with it despite the last minute need to go from an in-person event to a new virtual platform.
Read More »60 years of doing business in the solar system
April 12 is a special day in the space business. It’s the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic human spaceflight in 1961. In Episode 1, we’d like to take you through a historical journey telling you the differences between then, and now.
Read More »A first for humanity as NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter set to fly on another planet
This Sunday the Ingenuity helicopter developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will attempt to take-off and fly on Mars, something humans have never attempted before on another planet.
Read More »What futuristic innovative advanced concepts is NASA funding?
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is similar in some respect to the Canadian Space Agency's Space Technology Development Program (STDP). So what innovative technologies has NIAC funded this year and what should Canadian stakeholders be paying attention to? 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
Read More »New Euroconsult report forecasts nearly 14,000 small satellites launched by 2030
There are over 4100 active satellites in orbit at the moment and the 7th edition of the Euroconsult "Prospects for the Small Satellite Market" is forecasting nearly 14,000 small satellites will be added by 2030. 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
Read More »As the Biden administration retains the National Space Council what of Canada’s Space Advisory Board
If space is so central to Canada’s economy and a driver of economic growth during the pandemic, why is it that the Space Advisory Board is dormant and that Canada hasn’t taken the next logical step and create a National Space Council similar to that of the U.S.?
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