Canada Set for Space, Science Policy Symposiums and 15th CSS Space Summit
The Canadian Space Commerce Association and Canadian Space Policy Centre are hosting the 1st Annual Canadian Space Policy Symposium “Aligning Space Policy with the Canadian Innovation Agenda” November 8 at Shaw Centre in Ottawa. Long-term space strategies will be discussed in terms of creating high tech business environments, achieving innovation through academics, and staying at the forefront of technological developments by speakers (BL-R) Sylvain Laporte (President, CSA), Gordon Osinski (Western University), Philip Miller (ExactEarth), Iain Christie (AIAC), Adam Keith (EuroConsult Canada), Alex MacDonald (NASA) and Charity Weeden (Lquinox Consulting). Canada Science Policy Conference Nov 8-10 will have 30 panel sessions, 150 panelists, 600 participants and 5 pre-conference symposiums. The 15th Canadian Space Society Annual Summit “At the Centre of it All!“ is expecting 200 attendees Nov 12-15 in Winnipeg. It will feature Canadian Space Leaders Roundtable, panel discussions and lectures including ‘A Bold Vision for Canadian Space Astronomy in 2020s’ (Patrick Cote, NRC) and ‘Designing the Second Generation of Magnetic Resonance Images for Astronauts’ (Gordon Sarty, Univ. of Saskatchewan). The 2016 Canadian Aerospace Summit, expecting 1,000 participants, is set for Nov 15-16 in Ottawa and the Canadian Space Exploration Workshop is being held Nov 24-25. Other notable space companies and groups in Canada include Canadensys Aerospace, Thoth Technology, Open Space Orbital, Astronomy and Space Exploration Society, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Canadian Astronomical Society and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. (Image Credit: CSCA, CSA, CSS, CSPC, UWO, EuroConsult, NASA, AP, C. Weeden)
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Ongoing… Nov 7 — ISS, 330-435-km LEO: Expedition 50 to remain 3-member crew for another week, continuing cargo transfers from Cygnus OA-5 & Progress 64P, greenhouse experiment validating technologies for deep space food supply – next batch of lettuce to be harvested end of Nov, Cosmonauts working with Kontur-2 Experiment to operate on-planet robots from ISS, planning for Progress 64P & HTV-6 arrival before start of 2017.
Nov 7 —Tiangong-2, 393-km LEO: Two Taikonauts in 10.4-m long, 3.35-m diameter Space Lab to spend another 12 days in space, working with 14 mission & experiment packages including multi-spectral limb imaging spectrometer, space plant growth experiment, stereoscopic microwave altimeter.
Nov 7 — Juno, Jupiter Orbit: Appears to be working nominally and responding to commands after exiting safe mode; 4,100-km altitude close fly-by of Jupiter planned for Dec 1 at 12:03 EST, Period Reduction Maneuver scheduled Dec 11 will aim to move craft into intended science orbit.
Nov 7 — Asteroid Redirect Mission, NASA,Washington DC: Proposed project to move NEA to Moon orbit for Astronaut exploration ~2026 may pivot or be dismissed with change in USA administration; NASA announces more than 15,000 NEAs have been identified with ~30 new discoveries a week.
Nov 7 — Moon Express,Cape Canaveral FL: NewSpace company offering to match funding at US$500K per NASA experiment payload to fly to Moon 2017-2020 to help space agency fill in knowledge gaps in understanding “potential role of Moon in future exploration activities.”
Nov 7 — Virgin Galactic,Las Cruces NM: Planning to begin VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo glide tests to gather data, starting at ‘speed limit’ of Mach 0.6; Unity 2-pilot, 6-passenger spacecraft will eventually undergo faster glide tests, rocket-powered flights, off-nominal testing, Astronaut experience testing.
Nov 7 — Mars One, The Hague, The Netherlands: Down to 100 semi-finalists from 705 potential Mars settlers, company planning to send lander to Mars 2018 with communications satellite, company delays date of one-way human missions to 2027.
Nov 7 — Silicon Valley Space Center, Space Mission UK, BootUp World, Menlo Park CA:Space Mission UK; space start-ups from UK meeting with US investors and space companies.
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Silicon Valley Space Events Include AIAA Asteroid Mining and Future Space Economy Dinner
Featuring Daniel Faber, CEO of Deep Space Industries (DSI), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics San Francisco Chapter Dinner Meeting takes place at 18:30 November 10 in Mountain View CA. DSI is positioning itself to provide the right supplies to the right location to support near-future expansion of space enterprise. SpaceX is heading to Mars, ULA projecting cis-lunar econospheres, ESA evolving Robotic / Human Moon Village, and national programs pushing further out into the Solar System than ever before. Faber and other DSI principals such as Rick Tumlinson, Petr Johanes, Mark Sonter, and John Lewis, recognize the opportunity and importance of asteroid mining in the space economy. DSI Prospector-1, billed as the first commercial mining mission, is being planned to launch by the end of the decade. Faber has a Degree in Mechatronic Engineering and a Postgrad Certificate in Antarctic Studies (international policy and regulation). He founded the Canadian Space Commerce Association. Silicon Valley Space Center hosts Space Mission UK on Nov 7 in Menlo Park for space start-ups from the UK to meet with USA investors and local space companies. SVSC is also hosting a TechTalk by Hale Reynolds, Director of Business Development at SSL, with the theme Small Satellite Manufacturing on Nov 16 at Hacker Dojo in Santa Clara. (Image Credit: DSI, SVSC, BootUP, SSL, Skybox)
Nov 8-10 — SMi Group, SES, Airbus Defence & Space, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., et al, London, United Kingdom:18th annual Global MilSatCom; featuring keynote addresses, presentations and interactive panel discussions; expecting over 450 attendees.
Nov 10 — AIAA – San Francisco, Mountain View CA:Dinner Meeting: Asteroid Mining and the Future Space Economy; Daniel Faber, CEO of Deep Space Industries, to discuss importance of asteroid mining in space economy of the near future, at Michaels at Shoreline 18:30-21:00.
Nov 10 — Apollo Asteroid 2004 KB: Near-Earth Flyby (0.026 AU).
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Nov 11 — CNSA, Launch Long March 11 / XPNAV 1, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China: Long March 11 rocket to launch X-ray Pulsar Navigation (XPNAV 1) research satellite built by Chinese Academy of Sciences to collect data on X-rays generated by Pulsars.
Nov 11 — United Launch Alliance, Launch Atlas 5 / WorldView 4, Cape Canaveral AFS FL: ULA Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-062, to launch WorldView 4 Earth observation satellite for DigitalGlobe.
Nov 11 — Silicon Valley Space Center, Santa Clara CA:Hacker Dojo Warming: HD 3.0; celebrating the new Hacker Dojo where TechTalks series focusing on emerging technical concepts and innovations in aerospace is hosted.
Nov 11-13 — Spaceport America, Academy of Model Aeronautics, New Mexico Filmmakers Give Back, Las Cruces NM: Spaceport America Drone Summit.
Nov 11 — Mercury: At aphelion (distance 69,817,326 km), 05:00.
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Nov 12-13 — Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), British Interplanetary Society, London, United Kingdom:Starship Engineer Workshops; with Kelvin Long (Executive Director i4is), Rob Swinney (Deputy Director i4is).
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