Back to news

October 16, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

Space Industry Days: new opportunities for Canadian firms

LONGUEUIL, QC, Oct. 15, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - From October 15 to 17, 2018, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is hosting Space Industry Days, during which European and American companies will present emerging opportunities to the Canadian space community.

On those three days, Canadian industry and researchers will learn about future projects and network with representatives from Blue Origin, Moon Express and Airbus Defence and Space. They will also get the chance to promote their own Canadian space capabilities and expertise.

Media are welcome to attend Moon Express's presentation.

Date:

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Time:

8:30 a.m. ET

What:

Moon Express presentation

Who:

Gilles Leclerc, CSA Director General Space Exploration

Robert (Bob) Richards, Moon Express Founder & CEO
Alain Berinstain, Moon Express Vice President of Global Development

Where:

Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Conference Centre
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
J3Y 8Y9

Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca
Follow us on social media

SOURCE Canadian Space Agency

For further information: Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Email: ASC.Medias-Media.CSA@canada.ca

Related Links

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/r-e-p-e-a-t----media-advisory---space-industry-days-new-opportunities-for-canadian-firms-697669451.html

On the same subject

  • Government of Canada announces investment in shipbuilding infrastructure for the Canadian Surface Combatant

    August 9, 2023 | Local, Naval

    Government of Canada announces investment in shipbuilding infrastructure for the Canadian Surface Combatant

    Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is revitalizing the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) surface fleet of ships to ensure that members have the equipment needed to do their jobs and protect Canadians.

  • Canada to build two polar icebreakers for High Arctic operations

    May 7, 2021 | Local, Naval

    Canada to build two polar icebreakers for High Arctic operations

    The federal government is moving ahead with building two heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard operations in the High Arctic, federal officials announced Thursday. The 150-metre-long vessels will be able to operate in heavy ice conditions for up to nine months at a time as well carrying out important science research in the High…

  • Online 'phishing' attacks expected to target housebound staffers as COVID-19 spreads

    March 17, 2020 | Local, C4ISR, Security

    Online 'phishing' attacks expected to target housebound staffers as COVID-19 spreads

    It's a 'huge opportunity' for online crime, one expert warns The number of "phishing" attacks meant to steal the online credentials of public servants and corporate sector employees now housebound due to the COVID-19 pandemic is on the rise, one cyber security expert warns. Many attempts are being made against employees who are working from home on virtual private works (VPNs). Cyber experts are still gathering data to establish a direct correlation between the pandemic crisis and the increase in malicious activity. But Rafal Rohozinski, chief executive officer of the SecDev Group of Companies, said this pandemic moment — when large numbers of employees are at home and receiving instructions from their workplaces on how to connect to internal networks — offers online thieves a "huge opportunity." Federal government and corporate sector systems were never designed to support a sudden, mass migration of employees from offices to their homes, he said. "The opening that creates for those who want to wreak havoc through ransomware and malware is really, really significant," said Rohozinski. "And I don't think we're anywhere near prepared for that. "What we're seeing is an increase in phishing being used as a means to get people's credentials." U.S. Health Department attacked The U.S. Health and Human Services Department's website was hit by a cyber attack over several hours on Sunday, an incident which involved overloading its servers with millions of hits. Officials said the system was not penetrated, although media reports in Washington described it as an attempt to undermine the U.S. government's response to the coronavirus pandemic — and may have been the work of a foreign actor. Rohozinski said that while the facts are not all in yet, his "professional guess" is that there's a link between the attack and the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, Canada's top military commander warned that he'd seen recent indications the country's adversaries intend to exploit the uncertainty, confusion and fear generated by the pandemic. Send in the trolls: Canada braces for an online disinformation assault on COVID-19 Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the defence staff, was not specific about the potential threats — but experts say they could range from hacking to online disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting the federal government's response. Rohozinski said he's concerned about the federal government's technical capacity to support thousands of employees on private networks. "Everybody's moving on to VPNs. Everybody," he said. "This is an enormous pinpoint and an enormous vulnerability." Federal Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray's office was asked for a response Monday, but was unable to provide an immediate comment. Many of the country's leading information technology companies are part of the Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTE), a nonprofit centre where companies can swap information and insights. A CCTE spokeswoman said the corporate sector is better prepared to face the challenges posed by the mass movement of employees to home networks. Canada to bar entry to travellers who are not citizens, permanent residents or Americans Canadian military bans international travel in response to COVID-19 Still, there is reason for concern. "Given we are moving people to work from home now, companies need to ensure that the work from home environment is as safe as the corporate environment and that people are trained to notice these phishing campaigns, just like they were in the corporate environment," said Mary Jane Couldridge, director of business development at the CCTE. "It's a matter of keeping our community aware of what is impacting Canada daily so we know how to react to it and prevent it from spreading — and not chase rainbows." Most corporations have plans they'll activate now to cover the wholesale movement of employees to networks outside of the office, she added. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-hacking-phishing-covid-19-coronavirus-1.5499725

All news