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"The right call": Mike Fincke on the medical issue that cut his mission short
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (680+ words) NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, a key player in the agency's commercial crew program development and one-time crewmate for Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Josh Kutryk,revealed Wednesday (Feb. 25) that he was the astronaut requiring an expedited return to Earth during…...
Real-time radiation tracking: Canada’s newest contribution to the Moon race
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (662+ 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…...
NordSpace officially launches Ventures division and announces investment in hyperspectral company Wyvern
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (231+ words) NordSpace is once again expanding the scope of its business by announcing it had created a new Ventures division and making an investment in Edmonton-based Wyvern, an Earth Observation company with a small fleet of hyperspectral imaging small satellites. NordSpace…...
CSA to invest in future lunar mining and power infrastructure
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (312+ words) The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has posted a new opportunity for the Lunar Surface Exploration Initiative (LSEI) Architecture Studies, a strategic effort to define Canada's next major infrastructure contributions to the NASA-led Artemis campaign. The LSEI studies aim to define…...
Artemis 2 rollback begins (watch it live)
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (153+ 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…...
Industry input wanted for next Canadian Space Agency priority technologies
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (316+ words) The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is looking for input as it prepares to release its next Space Technology Development Program opportunity, a program that is continually underfunded. The request for information (RFI) was released on Thursday, Feb. 19 and is titled…...
NASA pushes back Artemis 2 roll back to no earlier than Feb. 25
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (185+ 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…...
Food security for the Arctic and deep space takes next step in new CSA opportunity
3+ day, 2+ min ago (253+ words) The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has posted a new opportunity that builds on previous work for food production in deep space that also supports food security in the Arctic. The CSA is looking to contract a multidisciplinary team to co-develop…...
NASA pushes forward with a possible Artemis 2 March launch with caveats
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (429+ words) NASA is happy with the just concluded second wet dress rehearsal, so much so that they are proceeding with a possible March launch attempt believing the seal repair has worked. NASA replaced two seals'around two fuelling lines on the the'tail…...
Starliner report: Investigation reveals thruster flaws and schedule pressure
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (450+ words) Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk was supposed to be on the first operational Boeing Starliner flight following the Crew Flight Test launch of June 2024, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. But as we all remember, CFT's Starliner…...