Space Exploration

• B.C. firm ‘over the moon’ about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration

  Shaun Riddell, the CEO of SpaceDirt, says he was "blown away" by the awarding of the $500,000 contract, given the competition for the national grant. 

  Canada

  Jun 12
  
• Alberta teen set to represent Western Canada at International Space School

  Sixteen-year-old Thomas Toombes has been chosen as the 2026 Western Canada delegate to attend the International Space School in Houston this summer.

  Apr 10
  
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• Earliest launch date for Artemis II set for Feb. 8 after cold weather delay: NASA

  NASA says the earliest possible launch of Artemis II, which will carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon, is now scheduled for Feb. 8 due to weather delays.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen’s upcoming trip to the moon and back

  Artemis II, a once-in-a-generation mission, could launch as early as Feb. 6, carrying Canada’s Jeremy Hansen around the moon and inspiring a new era of space exploration.

  Canada

  Jan 17
• Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

  A paraplegic German engineer fulfilled a lifelong dream Saturday, floating in space after launching aboard a Blue Origin rocket, calling it the "coolest" experience of her life.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2025
• How origami can help in space exploration

  For a Canadian aerospace engineer, the art of origami and its ability to turn something very large into something very small is helping to unlock secrets about the universe.

  Science

  Oct 21, 2023
• ‘Significant’ space study offers hope for bone disease treatment

  A Canadian study published this month suggested that the human body can recover from bone loss by using fat stored in the bone marrow tissue.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2023
• Canada’s Jeremy Hansen says Artemis II moon mission ‘harder than I thought’

  The four-member crew that will orbit the moon in late 2024 as part of the Artemis II is "fired up" after seeing the Orion spacecraft they will use for the first time.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
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• Virgin Galactic launches rocket plane in space tourism venture

  Virgin becomes the latest commercial enterprise catering to wealthy customers willing to pay large sums of money to experience the exhilaration of travelling to space.

  World

  Jun 29, 2023
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• Mini-satellites by Canadian university students set for ‘exciting’ space mission

  Five satellites — roughly the size of a Rubik’s cube — created by Canadian university students will each carry out a separate space mission that will last one to two years.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2023