Michael Lind explains pre-modern citizenship as being reserved for adult males who, having
fought to defend their territory,
received citizenship and exclusive rights
by dint of putting their lives on the line.
As a result, we could describe citizenship as a kind local, limited, self-help club f...
Canadian Space's Impact in 2023?
In a 2020 report, the Canadian government reported that "In 2019, the space sector supported a total of 22,879 jobs in Canada" That breaks down to
- 10,541 space sector jobs,
- 6,482 supply industry jobs, and
- 5,856 jobs from consumer spending by associated employees.
Starshield as Musk's Revenge
I've seen several takes on SpaceX's new Starshield service. From a Canadian space perspective Daniel Sax (founder of Canadian Space Mining Corporation) writes
Continue reading...@SpaceX decides it also wants to own the Earth Observation market and announces Starshield. Things are getting a whole lot more inter...
Canadian Nuclear Opportunities
image: U-Battery
I have a non-professional interest in nuclear power as one of the highest density power sources we have yet discovered. Its carbon emissions rating is lower than hydro and despite dramatic accidents and contrary to the histrionic reporting, kills fewer people per year than any...
Continue reading...Mission to 16 Psyche
Mission to Psyche
Continue reading...🚀 LAUNCH UPDATE: NASA will move forward with the #MissiontoPsyche!
— NAS...
A planetary window is set to open October 10, 2023 for the Psyche spacecraft to head to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
Psyche will arrive at the asteroid in August 2029. 🛰https://t.co/E1MBrsyLDH
Radio Frequencies in Earth Observation
SpaceQ recently teased readers with an article titled Earth Observation Satellite Market About to Boom. Though behind a paywall, the gist of the article, to everyone paying attention to the satellite sector, is clear: Earth observation is hot and getting hotter. In a previous article, I examined t...
Continue reading...Hyperspectral Imaging in Earth Observation
Hyperspectral Imaging
Satellites are the most profitable sector of Canadian space, and earth imaging is the most profitable portion of the sector. To understand satellite imaging, I am exploring several earth observation (EO) technologies. This area is fascinating and changing rapidly, so it's wor...
Continue reading...Space Based Power Not Yet the Future
I was first exposed to the idea of space-based power in George Friedman's 2010 book The Next 100 Years.1 The idea is fairly simple, locate solar panels above weather and Earth-based obstructions and at a point where the sun shines continuously. Geo-synchronous (GEO) orbits achieve the correct po...
Continue reading...Space Economy Shifts
Continue reading...Space 4.0 is the application of space to global challenges such as climate change, demographic development, migration, shortage of resources, conflicts and catastrophes, energy, digital divide, health and curiosity. It is a driver for technological improvement in automation, miniaturization, manuf...
China Loses Semiconductors
Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash
THREAD: The US government's new export controls are wreaking havoc on China's chip industry.
— Jordan Schneider (@jordanschnyc) October 14, 2022
New rules around "US persons" are driving an "industry-wide decapitation."
I heard about this first from Peter Z...
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