Private sector increasingly involved in space, Canadian government investments remain scarce

'The biggest elephant in the room when it comes to the Canadian space program is that Canada funds its space program at a rather lower rate than all the other developed countries in the world,' says Gedex technology chief Kieran Carroll.

On Nov 21, Canadarm2 releases Orbitals ATK's Cygnus spacecraft after its mission to the International Space Station. Photograph by NASA/courtesy of Canadian Space Agency

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BY DENIS CALNAN

November 28, 2016

As the Canadian Space Agency gets ready to launch a series of three earth observation satellites and private companies start to take more of a lead in space technology innovation, industry-insiders are hoping that the federal government’s much touted dedication to innovation and science will lead ...

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