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NASA has demonstrated robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective that will help inform the development of robotic technology to refuel satellites. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was performed during the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) aboard the International Space Station. "This achievement is a major step forward in servicing satellites," said Frank Cepollina, associate director of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md....

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Arius3D Corp. ("Arius3D" or the "Company") (TSXV: LZR) announces management and Board of Director changes after the National Research Council of Canada ("NRC") sent Arius3D Corp. (the "Company") a notice of termination regarding the license of certain technology (the "Technology") for non-payment of royalties owing pursuant to the license granted by the NRC to the Company.   Discussions with the NRC indicate that it is open to negotiating a new...

United States and Canadian space agency officials say they've signed a framework space exploration agreement. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Canadian Space Agency President Steve MacLean signed the agreement Wednesday. It calls for cooperative activities in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes. Canadian Ambassador to the United States Michael Wilson hosted the signing ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Washington. NASA is very proud of its long and outstanding...

Two new Canadian astronauts are to begin human spaceflight training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Canadian Space Agency said Wednesday.Jeremy Hansen of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, near London, Ontario, and David St.-Jacques of Quebec City, Quebec, will train for a year to work at the International Space Station.Once training is completed, they will be assigned to a U.S. or Russian mission to the space station in low Earth orbit.The U.S. mission could be on the new Orion spacecraft,...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 29, 2008) - On Tuesday, September 2, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will be in Cambridge, Ontario, to address a contingent of aerospace and space technology industry leaders. The Minister will outline the future of the Canadian Space Program. Gary Goodyear, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, will also participate in the announcement. __ Date:________Tuesday, September 2,...

Canada's population increased 0.24 percent in the first quarter of 2008 to 33,223,800, the Statistics Canada agency reported Wednesday. The gain meant an additional 80,200 people are living in Canada since Jan. 1, related to a net inflow of 60,200 immigrants, the highest first quarter net gain in international migration since 2002, StatsCan said. The province of Alberta, where oil sands exploration is thriving, led the growth with a 0.41 percent gain to an estimated 3,512,400 people, the...

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 19, 2008) - The Canadian Space Agency reminds Canadians that the National Astronaut Recruitment Campaign closes on June 26, 2008, with only one week remaining for candidates to apply to be considered for the Canadian Astronaut Corps. By May 2009, two candidates taken from this process will be selected and begin their training to represent Canada in future space exploration missions, including long-duration spaceflights on the International Space Station....