February 11, 2025 MDA Space will manufacture more than 50 MDA AURORA™ software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar MDA Space Ltd., a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced that it has signed a definitive contract with Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) to be the prime contractor for the satellite operator’s next…
February 5, 2025 Spacecraft and multiple major subsystems pass preliminary design review Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, have announced that they have concluded a key phase in the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation program with…
January 28, 2025 Waterloo’s MSAM Lab is increasing capacity for research, training and partnerships to meet growing demands in the field of advanced manufacturing By Darren McAlmont, University Relations In 2004, the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Lab at the University of Waterloo was a small, 150 square foot, windowless space. Today, it has expanded to…
January 24, 2025 High-performance, flexible and scalable – the MOVIPRO® technology inverter combines the performance capability and range of options of the MOVIDRIVE® control cabinet platform with the installation benefits and robustness of decentralized technology. The decentralized inverter is the control-cabinet-free solution for modular automation. Powerful universal genius There’s a new addition to the decentralized…
January 22, 2025 You can’t be in the business of Satellite Quantum Communications without going to space…. QEYnet is beyond thrilled to finally share that, thanks to the continuing support of the Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne, they will soon carry out an orbital demonstration of their space-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology….
January 22, 2025 Developing Space Technology to Safeguard Canadian Data Against Cyberattacks In the era of online banking, smart phones, and cloud networks that store large amounts of personal information, reliable data encryption is essential. To advance the development of technology that could guarantee the privacy of Canada’s public, private, and commercial data, the Canadian…
January 21, 2025 Creates world’s largest high-volume manufacturing facility in its satellite class and adds 600 new high-skill technology jobs in Quebec MDA, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced that construction is underway on a 185,000 square foot expansion at its satellite production facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. Once…
January 20, 2025 PrecisionX Group, a leader in manufacturing precision metal components for critical industries, is excited to announce its participation in MD&M West 2025, taking place February 4-6 in Anaheim, CA. Visit us at Booth 3710 to explore our advanced capabilities and innovative solutions for the medical device industry. The company will feature the expertise…
January 17, 2025 Author: Stefan Roschi The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new system to enable easy docking between two spacecraft. maxon developed two special drive systems for this purpose. Even though it’s been done many times before, the docking maneuver between two objects in space is always a delicate and potentially dangerous…
January 15, 2025 $7 million investment boosting research, development and commercialization of innovative critical mineral technologies The Ontario government is investing over $7 million in 17 projects to accelerate research, development and commercialization of innovative technologies to help the province meet the increasing global demand for critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries and electric vehicles. The…
January 14, 2025 Canada finds itself at a critical juncture with its sovereignty in space at stake. NordSpace’s successful integrated rocket test marks a major leap forward. At 4:25 PM EST on Monday January 6th, 2025, NordSpace successfully tested its fully integrated sub-orbital rocket, Taiga, marking a significant step forward in preparation for Canada’s first commercial space…
November 25, 2024 By Krystie Johnston PrecisionX recently captured attention when they announced a series of acquisitions of well-established companies. Companies that specialize in precision parts manufacturing for industries such as aerospace & defense, medical device, satellite & space, electric vehicles, mining, semiconductors, and more. PrecisionX was formed in 2023, and in a short time,…
November 13, 2024 ABB has been selected by the German space and technology company OHB System AG to develop and build the thermal infrared payloads for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Harmony satellites, planned to launch in 2029. ABB will equip the two satellites with multispectral thermal infrared payloads capable of measuring a…
October 21, 2024 At the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, Axiom Space and Prada revealed for the first time on October 16, the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission. The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed starting when the…
September 11, 2024 Antennas will be used on three GEO SmallSats for the Inmarsat-8 Program MDA Space Ltd., a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced on September 10th it has been awarded a contract by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company’s HummingSat satellites for geostationary…
August 21, 2024 Voyager will provide comprehensive engineering, design and fabrication support to Maritime Launch Maritime Launch Services is pleased to announce that the company has selected Voyager Space (Voyager) as the first Owner Authorized Representative (OAR) for the next phase of development, Spaceport Nova Scotia’s launch support infrastructure. This strategic partnership between the two…