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MDA Space struck a reassuring note with investors during its quarterly results call Thursday (May 8) in the wake of news that the Trump administration wants to remove a key space station with which the company’s Canadarm3 is affiliated. The post Canadarm3 contract still moving forward during U.S. budget negotiations appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

Mission Control’s Rover Driving Academy educational program has added MDA Space as a new sponsor which will allow the program to continue. The post MDA Space provides sponsorship for Mission Control’s Rover Driving Academy appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

For the first time, two spacecraft in orbit were aligned in formation with millimetre precision and maintained their relative position for several hours without any control from the ground.

Slingshot Aerospace is coming to Canada. The company – founded in 2017 and with locations in Colorado, California and the U.K. – said it will open an office in Ottawa to provide a special focus on Arctic operations. The post Slingshot Aerospace opens office in Ottawa and targets rapid expansion appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

Telesat’s most recent quarterly results, announced May 6, held steady as the company continues to prepare for the launch of its Lightspeed low-Earth orbit constellation next year. The post Telesat highlights recent Lightspeed deals in quarterly results appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

The global space economy is projected to grow from $630 billion in 2023 to over $1.8 trillion by 2035, according to the World Economic Forum. The post Securing Canada’s place in the expanding space economy appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

The session’s name was ‘The Exponential Impact of Domestic Space Access on Canada’s Commercial Space Industry’. The post Tariffs, timelines, and tensions: Canada needs homegrown launch options appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its budget proposal for FY2026 today that includes a cut of nearly 25% for NASA and would ax the Lunar Gateway. The post Lunar Gateway axed in proposed NASA budget appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

What’s it really like to be on the front line of the Canadian commercial launch industry? Rahul Goel knows. The post NordSpace announces partnership with LeoLabs, talks about other product lines appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..

In late January Polaris Aerospace released a white paper titled The Need For Canadian Sovereign Space Launch. At the Canadian Space Launch Conference, Neil Woodcock highlighted some of those points. The post Neil Woodcock on the need for Canadian sovereign space launch appeared first on SpaceQ Media Inc..