Interview between Dr. Philip Ferguson and Joshua Sorell Q: Can you tell me in your own words who you are and what do you do? A: Sure, my name is Philip Ferguson. I’m an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Manitoba. Price Faculty of...
We connected with Canadian Space Society member Shaziana about her recent trip over email. Here is the Q&A Q: What Program did you particapate in? A: HI-SEAS analogue mission as part of the EuroMoonMars + Interstellar Moon Alliance and HI-SEAS (EMMIHS) collab HI-SEAS (The Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and...
MDA, a private Canadian space technology provider of geointelligence, space robotics, and satellite systems has complete its first commercial sale of Canadarm3 technology to the Axiom Station, a world-first commercial space station in orbit provided by Axiom Space. The Canadarm3 technology and interfaces will provide infrastructure and foundation for...
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is proud to have participated in the 2021 NASA Space Apps Challenge. From October 2 to 3, 2021, participants were asked to create innovative applications and solutions to different challenges using data from 10 space agency partners around the world. Team Northstar from Ottawa, Ontario, was declared the overall winner of the CSA Space...
As climate change continues to be an increasingly pressing issue, the Canadian Space Agency, in collaboration with the Alaska Satellite Facility, MDA, NASA, and Natural Resources Canada, is making an unprecedented number of RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of Earth freely available to researchers, industry and the public. The...
Satellites provide a unique perspective of our planet. They support cutting-edge science, and enable applications and services in many areas critical to the health and well-being of Canadians. For more than 50 years, Canadian experts have been using satellites to monitor our environment from space. As the effects of climate...
Answers created by Sam Birch, a Canadian expert on Titan working at Cornell University and provided to CSS by Bruce Callow. 1. How long would it take for astronauts to get to Titan and what type of space ship might take them there? Titan is orbiting Saturn, which is...
The Canadian Space Society is looking to populate its ranks with new positions. The following are those positions: Chapter Chair Coordinator Graphic Designer Operations Manager Secretary Technical Coordinator Web Developer If you are interested in helping us out, please contact Juan Posada at [email protected]. You do not need to...
With Canada committing to join the Lunar Gateway Program with NASA, we have set the theme for this year’s Canadian Space Summit to “From LEO to Lunar”! Registration is now open on Universe. More information to come in the upcoming months.
Satellite Canada is seeking technical talent for one of our members: – Electrical Engineer – Electronics Assembly Technologist These are exciting roles with an established space company! Apply online now! https://www.satellitecanada.org/careers
