This past school semester, Ryerson University engineering students found themselves battling school administration in an attempt to build their own rocket engine.
Read More »DRDC Provides Summary of Feedback for 2019 Innovation Calls for Proposals
The Defence Research and Development Canada has released the accumulated community feedback from the Innovation Call For Proposals 2019 Request for Information (RFI) ahead of the upcoming call for proposals.
Read More »SpaceRyde Releases Video of First Test Flight
SpaceRyde, formerly Loonify, has released a video of the first test flight of its stratospheric balloon launch system.
Read More »CDL Space Stream Makes the Grade, but There is Room for Improvement
A few weeks ago the Creative Destruction Lab’s (CDL) inaugural space stream had their first “super session”, where teams that had successfully made it through the competitive CDL process presented their technologies, people, and business model to the entire CDL business network, including Fellows, Associates, venture capitalists, scientists, and many others. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …
Read More »Concordia University and UBC Have Strong Showing at BASE 11 Rocket Challenge Phase 1
As rocketry teams from across Canada prepare for next weeks 2019 Spaceport America Cup, another competition, the BASE 11 Space Challenge has just wrapped up its Phase 1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) which saw impressive results by Concordia University and the University of British Columbia rocketry teams.
Read More »Space Companies Have Two New Chances to Bid for CSA Technology Development Opportunities
LAVAL, QUE. – At least two new opportunities are forthcoming under the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Space Technology Development Program (STDP) for companies interested in contributing to the future of space missions, a senior space agency official said Tuesday (June 18).
Read More »Daniel Faber Discusses Orbit Fab’s Plan for Gas Stations in Space
If you’re a serial entrepreneur and you want to start a New Space company, what type of business should you start? Well, how about Gas Stations in Space?
Read More »Honeywell Aerospace Wins $30 Million Contract to Build QEYSSat Satellite
On Thursday of last week Public Works and Government Services Canada posted a contract award notice of $30 million to Honeywell Aerospace from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) but without mentioning what the contract was for.
Read More »Canadensys Wins Mars Sample Fetch Rover Concept Contract
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a $400K contract to Canadensys for a Sample Fetch Rover mission concept study, one element of a possible future international Mars Sample Return mission.
Read More »Australian Rocket Entrepreneur – A Conversation With Adam Gilmour
What do you do when you’ve been a successful managing director at CITI Bank for 20 years based in Singapore and Australia? Naturally, you quit and start a rocket company.
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