The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial opportunities in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday.
The U.S. and Canada aim to upgrade NORAD to deal with emergent space threats from nations like China or Russia. Canada will hold an industry day May 1 to gather more ideas.
The new initiative called Radarsat+ will gather information about Earth’s oceans, land, climate and populated areas, a statement by the Canadian Space Agency said