Comments on: Canada delays decision on MDA sale

By: Laura Passenger

Laura Passenger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:21:53 +0000

The current Conservative government in Canada appears to be either unwilling or unable to see past the next few months. Their lack of vision is going to leave Canada so far behind in Space Technology, it will be little more than a foot-note in the pages of the also-rans.

It is understood that a country the size of Canada, in terms of population and tax revenue, cannot afford to fund a full blown space program but, this does not mean it should not be a valued participate in joint operations, such as the Mission to Mars that ESA is working on and that Canada could have been a part of. Sadly, the Conservatives passed on that chance.

Stephen Harper’s legacy will be one of neglect.

By: Canadian in Space Industry

Canadian in Space Industry — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:51:42 +0000

Canada has a growing space industry. A few years ago it looked robust, now it is vulnerable, and we could lose it and all our investment in it if we do not take more interest.

If you are interested, write to your MP, Jim Prentice, and PM Harper. Tell them what you think of this. It is their job to listen to you. It is your duty to speak to them.

We do not need spaceports or big rockets to have our space industry. We need goals and commitment to them.

By: Bruce Behrhorst

Bruce Behrhorst — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:12:14 +0000

Well, Yeah… Canada does little to culture a engineering and technology ethic. Post secondary institutions of higher learning desperate for students and students less inclined to take up studies that put them in massive debt before they get hired in a shrinking industry.

Ok so…
How many spaceports does Canada have? How many civilian heavy lift boosters does the Canadian space industry have? Does Canada have a robust aerospace industry?

Shouting to the Yankee blame game is not going to produce results toward investing in a Canadian aerospace infrastructure.