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NASA unveils new Moon base plans, pauses Lunar Gateway
2+ hour ago (587+ words) Today is called Ignition for a reason. This is the moment where we should all start believing again," Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator said. When ideas become missions and when hard work delivers world-changing accomplishments. NASA once changed everything, and we're…...
Artemis 2 Moon rocket reaches launch pad as April 1 launch window approaches
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (379+ words) NASA's journey back to the Moon is moving forward again with another milestone this week as the Artemis 2 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B, overcoming technical hurdles and weather delays to preserve a launch…...
Canada-Japan agreement signals Shift to dual-use space defence tech
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (419+ 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…...
In space, trust comes before innovation
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (868+ words) There is an implicit assumption behind all of that advice, though. It assumes that a market exists in a form that can be approached, segmented, and systematically penetrated with a single well-defined product. In the space business, that assumption doesn't…...
Telesat adds military Ka-Band to Lightspeed as GEO revenues slide
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (193+ words) Telesat (TSX: TSAT) is pivoting its multi-billion dollar Lightspeed LEO constellation to capture a "generational increase" in global defence spending, announcing Tuesday that it will reallocate 25% of the network's capacity to dedicated military Ka-band (Mil-Ka) spectrum to meet what CEO…...
Artemis 2 set for April lunar launch as NASA navigates Gateway uncertainty
1+ week, 4+ day ago (492+ words) NASA tentatively gave the thumbs-up for Artemis 2 to shoot for the Moon again, starting on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. Eastern (2224 GMT) for a two-hour period. Lori Glaze, NASA's acting associate administrator of the exploration systems development mission directorate, said the teams polled…...
Telesat acquires land in Quebec, Saskatchewan for Lightspeed landing stations
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (499+ words) Telesat acquired three tracts of land in Canada as it readies for the first Telesat Lightspeed launch as soon as December. The company bought land in Estevan, Saskatchewan and Papineauville, Quebec, and leased land in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, for new landing…...
NASA faces structural and budgetary challenges in Low-Earth Orbit, safety panel says
2+ week, 4+ day ago (586+ words) As NASA pushes to return humans to the Moon and rely more on private industry low-Earth orbit, the agency's top safety watchdog is sounding the alarm. The report came out two days before NASA announced some major changes to the…...
EarthDaily and ABB reveal first high precision images from orbit
2+ week, 4+ day ago (253+ words) Canadian geospatial firm EarthDaily has released the first public images from its EDC-01 satellite, confirming that its ABB-developed imaging system meets the rigorous technical standards required for daily global monitoring. EarthDaily said the milestone validates the satellite's high-capacity architecture'capable of…...
Artemis 2 launch back on track for April after 'quick disconnect' fix
2+ week, 5+ day ago (289+ 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…...