Heeding the repeated calls from industry group Space Canada, the federal government has announced that it will create a National Space Council. This and other space related items were in the 2024 budget released yesterday by the Liberal government.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Signs Updated MOU’s with UK and Australia Space Agencies
At the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Canadian Space Agency announced it has signed updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UK Space Agency and the Australian Space Agency. They also said they had engaged in bilateral talks with JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Read More »Partnership Between Ecoation and Maia Farms Win Deep Space Food Challenge
Two Canadian companies, Ecoation and Maia Farms, won the Canadian Deep Space Food Challenge $380,000 grand prize today (April 10). The competition was co-hosted by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency/Impact Canada, with separate runoffs for each country.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Issues Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Opportunity
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has posted a new opportunity, this one for Increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the Canadian space sector.
Read More »With Spectrum Interference a Growing Issue Calian gets Canadian Space Agency Contract for Modeling Software
The Calian Group has won a contract to provide simulation tools to the Canadian Space Agency for the growing issue of spectrum interference. The amount of the award is as yet undisclosed.
Read More »Starliner-1 Astronaut Kutryk Highlights “Sense of Pride” for Canada With Next Missions
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk told SpaceQ that Canadians should look at the space program “with a sense of pride” as the next two astronauts in space, including Kutryk, prepare for their missions.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Unveils Joshua Kutryk’s Personal Patch for the Starliner-1 Mission
The Canadian Space Agency has unveiled the personal patch for Joshua Kutryk’s Starliner-1 mission scheduled for early 2025.
Read More »Three Canadian CubeSat’s to Launch on SpaceX Resupply Mission to the ISS
The last three Canadian CubeSat Project satellites are scheduled to launch today on the SpaceX Dragon’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-30) mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Contribution to the Open Science Repository Raises Questions
The federal government has made a new commitment to open science over the past few months. In January they opened a new Federal Open Science Repository for Government agencies to publish scientific research and data for public access.
Read More »Government of Canada Announces new Greening Projects and Reduced CSA Emissions
The Government of Canada announced two new greening projects, and recently discussed progress on a third for Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that saw a sharp cut in its emissions, as part of a government-wide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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