The Tiangong expansion includes a new airlock for extravehicular activities.

Tiangong's first expansion phase will add a 20-ton multifunctional module.

The Pulsar Institute’s Career LaunchPad initiative was funded through a previous cycle of the Canadian Space Agency’s program.

The Canadian Space Agency’s Increasing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Canadian Space Sector initiative offers grants of up to $50,000 to Canadian post-secondary institutions and not-for-profit organizations.

Women make up 31% of the current Canadian space workforce.

The Canadian Space Agency is accepting applications for Cycle 6 of the program with a deadline of September 16, 2026.

The Pulsar Institute’s Career LaunchPad initiative aimed to reach 50 students.

SpaceComputer's secure compute architecture is called Space Fabric.

Space Fabric is an open-source architecture that sits on top of a satellite's compute module without impacting the satellite's on-board computer.

SpaceComputer will fly a demo mission of its secure compute architecture on a Spacemanic satellite in October.

Space Fabric provides cryptographic proofs to confirm that processes run in orbit actually ran in orbit.

Space Fabric is designed to be application-agnostic and can provide security for AI inference models, image-processing applications, and communications networks.

Space Fabric creates a physical barrier between different payloads on the same satellite to protect orbital compute operations from being tapped or altered.

NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition architecture uses a rolling on-ramp mechanism to add newly commercialized sensor technologies and constellation products.

NASA’s 14 Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition awardees include Airbus DS Geo, GHGSat, Hydrosat, ICEYE US, ImageSat International, Kuva US, Muon Space, Orbital Sidekick, OroraTech USA, Planet Labs Federal, PlanetiQ, SATLANTIS US, Tomorrow.io, and Wyvern.

The Satellite Data Explorer allows authorized scientists, interagency partners, and international collaborators to search, task, and download environmental intelligence through a single software portal.

The Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award vehicle is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

NASA has broadened its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition initiative to ingest commercial Earth observation data for civil agencies and scientific institutions.

NASA added eight new remote sensing companies under the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program’s second On-Ramp solicitation and renewed data-product streams from six existing commercial providers.

Commercial data streams acquired under the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program are ingested into NASA’s Satellite Data Explorer.

NASA’s international collaborator cited for the Satellite Data Explorer is the European Space Agency.

The Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program buys commercial Earth observation streams to fill data gaps at reduced capital cost compared with sovereign satellite flagships.

NASA’s interagency partners for the Satellite Data Explorer include NOAA, USGS, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

NASA’s Satellite Data Explorer is a centralized, web-based platform for data discovery and access.

The Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award vehicle is scheduled to run through November 15, 2028.

The Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award vehicle has a maximum cumulative valuation of $476 million.

Contrivian is led by CEO Grant Kirkwood.

Horizon Plus combines low-latency satellite connectivity, a software-defined 5G/LTE routing stack, and advanced SD-WAN architectures.

Contrivian CEO Grant Kirkwood previously founded Mzima Networks and Unitas Global.

Grant Kirkwood previously founded Mzima Networks and Unitas Global.

Horizon Plus can transition critical tactical data streams to an orbital channel in milliseconds if a field base loses terrestrial cell tower connectivity.

Horizon Plus is a ruggedized field communications platform for remote industrial site operators, disaster response teams, forward military deployments, and mobile healthcare environments.

Horizon Plus combines low-latency satellite connectivity with a software-defined 5G/LTE routing stack and advanced SD-WAN architectures.

Horizon Plus can transition critical tactical data streams to an orbital channel in milliseconds if terrestrial cell service is lost.

Horizon Plus uses built-in hardware-level SD-WAN capabilities to create an encrypted, virtualized connection layer.

Horizon Plus continuously checks the performance, latency, and cost of available links and balances traffic across low-Earth orbit satellites, geostationary satellites, and local 5G/LTE infrastructure.

Horizon Plus is a ruggedized deployment designed to provide high-bandwidth data networks for remote industrial site operators, disaster response teams, forward military deployments, and mobile healthcare environments.

Horizon Plus functions as a software-defined communication gateway that balances traffic across low-Earth orbit satellites, geostationary satellites, and local 5G/LTE infrastructure.

The RADARSAT+ program is also intended to preserve Canada’s national Earth observation capabilities for security, civil protection, and environmental monitoring.

The new satellite will be developed on MDA Space’s MDA CHORUS fourth-generation Earth observation platform.

MDA Space will assemble, integrate, and test the satellite at its Montréal facility.

The Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a contract to build a new SAR satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

MDA Space is Canada’s main prime contractor for Earth observation satellite systems.

Canada awarded MDA Space a previous contract worth 44.7 million dollars in December 2025 for long-term program component procurement.

MDA Space’s MDA CHORUS commercial constellation is in the final integration phase and is scheduled to launch by the end of the year.

The RADARSAT+ program is intended to ensure continuity of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, which entered service in 2019.

The contract includes launch of the spacecraft and upgrades to ground control, security, and data management systems.

The contract will be added to MDA Space’s order book in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

The RADARSAT+ investment will keep the ground infrastructure used for receiving, processing, and distributing radar data operational.

The SAR satellite will be able to acquire images day and night in any weather conditions.