Grants and Contributions

The objective of this project is to develop technology to enable a small gimbal mechanism, capable of surviving the harsh thermal and radiation environment on the lunar surface, onto which cameras, sensors, antennae and other small instruments can be mounted.

CTA is developing an innovative, modular, scalable, and Canadian made Lunar Battery System. CTA aims to extend its 15+ years of battery expertise to lunar environments by integrating factors like vacuum conditions, lunar nights, radiation exposure, and more into its knowledge base. The objective is to acquire the expertise needed to define requirements, design, build, test, and demonstrate the suitability of battery design elements tailored for lunar applications. The expectation is a significant improvement in the fields of thermal management, thermal event mitigation and redundant system architecture when compared to baseline technologies.

Mission Control proposes to develop an AutoNav system to enable continuous autonomous rover driving at a speed of 1km/h. AutoNav is composed of a flight and ground segment: a rover sensor and compute module hosting Xiphos’ and Mission Control’s suite of navigation algorithms, and mission operations software leveraging Mission Control’s Spacefarer TM product. AutoNav will be developed and tested to TRL 6 on rover prototypes in representative lunar lighting and terrain at Mission Control’s indoor high-fidelity Moonyard facility.

Xiphos Systems Corporation will develop and qualify the Q9, the flagship model for Xiphos’ family of high-performance and low size, weight, and power (SWaP) COTS-based processors. It will leverage the highest performance, most robust multi-processor system on a chip (MPSoC) to date, utilizing Xiphos’ reliable space architecture to handle applications with the highest processing, data distribution, and storage requirements. The scale and rapid deployment timelines make standardized, flexible commercial products like the Q9 critical to the Canadian and international space industry.

The primary objective of the project is to adapt QEYnet’s existing terrestrial QTx design for use in space. Over the course of the project, QEYnet will modify the design of the QTx, manufacture an engineering model system, verify its performance, and subject it to a series of tests.

The Pulsar Career Launchpad will be the first space education program of its kind in Atlantic Canada, educating students of all backgrounds to better serve the diverse needs of the space industry. Unlike many space programs, which recruit students primarily from computer science or engineering programs, the Pulsar Institute will recruit 50 students from all post-secondary backgrounds, including commerce, the humanities, social sciences, and trades in addition to students in science and engineering programs. In the ever-growing space industry, and in supporting the CSA in prioritising innovation and industrial capabilities, the Pulsar Career Launchpad will engage with a relatively untouched demographic of students interested in the space sector to contribute to the ever-expanding space ecosystem, potentially resulting in a boost to economic growth and job opportunities within the industry.

This project is a STEM internship opportunity for post-secondary Canadian students of underrepresented groups to advance their knowledge of space health research. Trainees will be investigating space anemia using MRI and ultrasound measures, gas chromatograph carbon monoxide measures, and clinical and laboratory markers of hemolysis. Trainees will measure the vertebral fat fraction of the lumbar spine and calcaneus, and anthropomorphic measures, iron concentration, shear-wave elastography, and perfusion/diffusion ratios of the spleen and liver, using ITK-snap and in-house developed MATLAB software. Trainees will also measure ambient and alveolar air samples using gas chromatography and will analyze the data under the supervision of the team’s statistician to measure the effect of space and various countermeasures on space anemia, and to identify sex-differences. Through these proposed activities, trainees will have the opportunity to acquire hands-on knowledge and experience related to space health research. They will form partnerships and be directly mentored by prominent scientists in the space sector.

This project is to improve energy efficiency in Canada's industrial sector.

Develop digital adoption plan

Develop digital adoption plan