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Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal "go" for tanking
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (174+ words) NASA's Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal countdown clock is ticking away towards a simulated launch window which will open today at 9 p.m. EST tonight. NASA provided an udate this morning which says: While'gaseous nitrogen'is excellent for fire prevention, it is hazardous for…...
NASA pushes Artemis 2 launch date to NET February 8
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (219+ words) Cold temperatures and wind have forced NASA to push the wet dress rehearsal to Feb. 2 which in turn has pushed the Artemis 2 launch date to no earlier than (NET) Feb. 8. In update from NASA this morning the agency said that…...
Canadian Space Agency issues Lunar Utility Rover RFP
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (235+ words) Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media. Marc has 30+ years working in various roles in media, space sector not-for-profits, and internet content development. Marc started his first Internet creator content…...
Tomorrow.io announces DeepSky a new AI satellite constellation privatizing precision weather
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (409+ words) Weather prediction company Tomorrow.io, self-described as "Resilience Platform," is looking to add to their capabilities with a new AI-focused satellite constellation called "DeepSky." With that uncertainty, there's increasing room in the potential market for private sector supplements to governmental…...
Canadian Space Agency looking for ground segment concept studies for RADARSAT+
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (195+ words) The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a Request for Proposals for ground segment concept studies in support of Canada's next-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite system, RADARSAT+. In 2023 the government announced $1.012 billion initiative to continue Canada's expertise in synthetic…...
Canada’s next eye on the Moon
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (217+ words) A team led by Western University has won a $3.8M Phase 0 contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop a dual-camera imager that would be used on the Moon as part of a Canadian lunar utility rover. The Western team…...
NASA enlists Canadians to help track Artemis 2 Moon mission
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (389+ words) NASA selected the Canadian Space Agency, the University of New Brunswick and individual Scott Tilley (who has been posting about his setup and pre-flight testing regularly on X), as part of the list of participants announced Jan. 23. The participants were selected…...
Prime Minister Carney and Canadians send their best wishes to Jeremy Hansen
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (393+ words) With Jeremy Hansen only days away from launching on a historic journey to the Moon on the Artemis 2 mission Canadians from across the country are sending him their best wishes. Martin Saint-Louis, head coach for the Montreal Canadiens: Messages of…...
How will the Artemis 2 crew pilot the Orion spacecraft
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (121+ words) In this video from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains how the'Artemis 2'crew will pilot the Orion crew spacecraft. The Orion spacecraft was designed to fly autonomously and manually. During the mission there will be times when…...
A good sign: Artemis 2 astronauts now in quarantine
1+ week, 43+ min ago (329+ words) Late on Friday, January 23, NASA announced that the Artemis 2 crew had started their "health stabilization program," otherwise known as quarantine, a good sign that the mission was on track for an evening launch on Friday, Feb. 6. To be sure, a…...