Keith’s note: According to multiple social media postings Canada’s first astronaut, Marc Garneau, has died at the age of 76. In a statement, his wife Pam said “He passed away […]
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Posted inArtemis
Canada Heads To The Moon
A Canadian astronaut will be on the first NASA Artemis mission to the Moon , SpaceQ “So I’m excited that a Canadian will be on Artemis II. But what I’m […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Gateway Does Not Need Canadarm3 For #Moon2024
Accelerated NASA Moon Landing Plan Doesn’t Need Canadian Robotic System, SpaceQ “So with NASA deferring elements of the Gateway not needed for the new plan, comes the question of whether […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Canada Joins NASA's Gateway Project
Canada Is Going To The Moon, SpaceQ “Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed what many had hoped for by committing Canada to participate in the NASA led effort to return […]
Posted inEducation
NASA Does Not Know How Big Canada Is
FYI @mikamckinnon we fixed your map so that it shows ALL of Canada pic.twitter.com/ilvojarJBR — SpaceRef Canada (@CanadaInSpace) January 6, 2017 Totally amused by & approve if this fix, @csa_asc […]
Posted inCulture
Lazily Conflating Orlando's Tragedy With Space Politics (Update)
Orlando and the miraculously bad timing of the NASA-UAE Space Agency deal, op ed, Danny Bednar, Space News “On Sunday, June 12, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden was in Abu Dhabi […]
Posted inEarth Science
Mars on Earth
Winnipeg deep freeze as cold as uninhabited planet, CBC “The Manitoba Museum is reporting Winnipeg’s temperatures on Tuesday were actually as cold as the surface of Mars. According to the […]
Posted inChina
Canada Is Pursuing Space Cooperation Treaties with Russia and China
Opportunity and Risk Ahead for Canada’s Space Industry, SpaceRef Canada “Maclean noted that Canada had signed two major treaties recently. The first in 2009 with United States and most recently […]
Posted inCanadian Space Agency Watch
Canada's Long Term Space Plan: Budget Cuts Ahead
Canadian Space Agency Moves Forward with Executing Next Space Plan, SpaceRef Canada “The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will see it’s budget peak this year at an all time high of […]
Posted inEarth Science
Why is NASA Sticking Its Nose Into Canadian Energy Policy?
NASA Scientist Urges Canada Not To Touch Oil Sands, AHN “Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada (AHN) – Another nail was driven into Alberta’s oil sands industry on Tuesday after a top […]