Everyone except SpaceX is at best in secular decline if not just crashing out of the market. Even the Europeans are going with SpaceX as Ariane founders.
PolloConTeriyaki on
Great idea. It’s the Fall of America as we know it, even if the democrats win, I don’t think you can trust them to make another Trump-like decision in 4 years.
hairybeavers on
>Canada on Tuesday said it planned to permit commercial space launches, citing the need to capitalize on a lucrative market and build up industry as well as cutting its reliance on the United States.
A move to permit commercial space launches is a smart and timely step. It opens the door to a rapidly growing, high-value global market where private space activity is driving innovation and investment. By building its own launch capabilities, Canada can strengthen its domestic aerospace industry, create jobs, and attract new business rather than watching those opportunities flow elsewhere.
>Canada is the only G7 nation that does not have space launch capabilities and usually depends on the United States, the transport ministry said in a statement.
Just as importantly, this shift reduces our long-standing reliance on the United States for access to space. As the only G7 country without its own launch capacity, Canada has been at a strategic disadvantage. Developing this capability not only improves national autonomy but also positions the country as a more competitive and self-sufficient player in the global space economy.
Apolloshot on
A Transport Bill that’s actually good?
Wow haven’t seen that in like 8 years haha.
Honestly though this is a good Bill, it’s future-looking, which let’s be honest is rare for a piece of Canadian legislation.
Assuming we don’t make ourselves go extinct as a species (jury’s still out on that one), we’ll eventually need to treat Spaceports like we do Airports. So starting to think that way now can only be a good thing.
8spd on
Launching near the equator reduces the amount of fuel needed per kg of payload. Canada isn’t located well to become a space power.
Maybe we should look again at Turks and Caicos joining Canada.
nuhuunnuuh on
Getting a bit off topic but when this comes up everyone always seems to forget about Japan. Mitsubishi has a complete independent middleweight (15 ton to LEO) launch system. And the HTV-X transport system is designed to carry human beings, though it’s never been used in that capacity. (For the ISS it doubles as an emergency return pod but primarily a cargo system.) Never seems to be on the radar when talking about American, Russia and EU launch capacity.
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And what exactly will we be launching?
Everyone except SpaceX is at best in secular decline if not just crashing out of the market. Even the Europeans are going with SpaceX as Ariane founders.
Great idea. It’s the Fall of America as we know it, even if the democrats win, I don’t think you can trust them to make another Trump-like decision in 4 years.
>Canada on Tuesday said it planned to permit commercial space launches, citing the need to capitalize on a lucrative market and build up industry as well as cutting its reliance on the United States.
A move to permit commercial space launches is a smart and timely step. It opens the door to a rapidly growing, high-value global market where private space activity is driving innovation and investment. By building its own launch capabilities, Canada can strengthen its domestic aerospace industry, create jobs, and attract new business rather than watching those opportunities flow elsewhere.
>Canada is the only G7 nation that does not have space launch capabilities and usually depends on the United States, the transport ministry said in a statement.
Just as importantly, this shift reduces our long-standing reliance on the United States for access to space. As the only G7 country without its own launch capacity, Canada has been at a strategic disadvantage. Developing this capability not only improves national autonomy but also positions the country as a more competitive and self-sufficient player in the global space economy.
A Transport Bill that’s actually good?
Wow haven’t seen that in like 8 years haha.
Honestly though this is a good Bill, it’s future-looking, which let’s be honest is rare for a piece of Canadian legislation.
Assuming we don’t make ourselves go extinct as a species (jury’s still out on that one), we’ll eventually need to treat Spaceports like we do Airports. So starting to think that way now can only be a good thing.
Launching near the equator reduces the amount of fuel needed per kg of payload. Canada isn’t located well to become a space power.
Maybe we should look again at Turks and Caicos joining Canada.
Getting a bit off topic but when this comes up everyone always seems to forget about Japan. Mitsubishi has a complete independent middleweight (15 ton to LEO) launch system. And the HTV-X transport system is designed to carry human beings, though it’s never been used in that capacity. (For the ISS it doubles as an emergency return pod but primarily a cargo system.) Never seems to be on the radar when talking about American, Russia and EU launch capacity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H3_(rocket)