The need to shape a Canadian space policy is being addressed this week by a special roundtable of international experts meeting in Ottawa.
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Gullies on Mars Show Tantalizing Signs of Recent Water Activity
Planetary geologists at Brown University have found a gully fan system on Mars that formed about 1.25 million years ago. The fan offers compelling evidence that it was formed by meltwater that originated in nearby snow and ice deposits and may stand as the most recent period when water flowed on the planet.
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British Space Plane Concept Gets Boost
The European Space Agency and British government have awarded $1 million euros to Reaction Engines Limited, a British aerospace company, as part of a multi-million development programme for an air-breathing rocket engine that could power the Skylon spaceplane. The unpiloted, reusable vehicle is designed to take off from an airstrip, deliver cargo into orbit and return to the same runway.
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