spaceleclerc
@spaceleclerc.bsky.social
Director at Canadensys Aerospace Corp. Former Director General, Space
Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency. Still exploring.
Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency. Still exploring.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
After 25 years, the ‘ISS has encompassed a massive block of space history’
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
After 25 years, the ‘ISS has encompassed a massive block of space history’
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
Is it just me? The center of mass of Blue Moon Mk 1 is a bit high.
jatan.space/moon-monday-...
jatan.space/moon-monday-...
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Is it just me? The center of mass of Blue Moon Mk 1 is a bit high.
jatan.space/moon-monday-...
jatan.space/moon-monday-...
Brings back memories of the European Space Agency’s Hermes, my first program at the Canadian Space Agency, with Canada providing the flight simulator.
(See the 🇨🇦flag on the fuselage?)
spacenews.com/does-europe-... spacenews.com/does-europe-...
(See the 🇨🇦flag on the fuselage?)
spacenews.com/does-europe-... spacenews.com/does-europe-...
September 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Brings back memories of the European Space Agency’s Hermes, my first program at the Canadian Space Agency, with Canada providing the flight simulator.
(See the 🇨🇦flag on the fuselage?)
spacenews.com/does-europe-... spacenews.com/does-europe-...
(See the 🇨🇦flag on the fuselage?)
spacenews.com/does-europe-... spacenews.com/does-europe-...
Canadensys was awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association to design and build the instrument suite for their flagship ILO-1 mission, a ground-breaking observatory to be deployed near the lunar south pole in 2027.
www.canadensys.com/canadensys-s...
www.canadensys.com/canadensys-s...
September 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Canadensys was awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association to design and build the instrument suite for their flagship ILO-1 mission, a ground-breaking observatory to be deployed near the lunar south pole in 2027.
www.canadensys.com/canadensys-s...
www.canadensys.com/canadensys-s...
Reflections on the future of exploration in an AI-enhanced era.
www.thespacereview.com/article/5054/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5054/1
September 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reflections on the future of exploration in an AI-enhanced era.
www.thespacereview.com/article/5054/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5054/1
August 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We are happy to announce our collaboration with @KSAT_Kongsberg, We selected this global leader to provide Ground Station services for the Lunar Rover Mission that Canadensys is developing for the Canadian Space Agency.
See our joint News Release canadensys.com/?p=1561 for more information.
See our joint News Release canadensys.com/?p=1561 for more information.
May 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We are happy to announce our collaboration with @KSAT_Kongsberg, We selected this global leader to provide Ground Station services for the Lunar Rover Mission that Canadensys is developing for the Canadian Space Agency.
See our joint News Release canadensys.com/?p=1561 for more information.
See our joint News Release canadensys.com/?p=1561 for more information.
April 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NOAA forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on March 23rd when a coronal mass event is expected to reach Earth
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-stro...
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-stro...
March 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NOAA forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on March 23rd when a coronal mass event is expected to reach Earth
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-stro...
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-stro...
@NASA opens a competition to design a Mascot / zero g indicator for the Artemis 2 Mission
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
March 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
@NASA opens a competition to design a Mascot / zero g indicator for the Artemis 2 Mission
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
First IM-2 mission images from Athena taken by Canadensys cameras on her way to the Moon. The lunar camera team at Canadensys Aerospace Corporation is very proud of these initial IM-2 mission images!
Photo credit: Intuitive Machines using Canadensys cameras
Photo credit: Intuitive Machines using Canadensys cameras
February 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
First IM-2 mission images from Athena taken by Canadensys cameras on her way to the Moon. The lunar camera team at Canadensys Aerospace Corporation is very proud of these initial IM-2 mission images!
Photo credit: Intuitive Machines using Canadensys cameras
Photo credit: Intuitive Machines using Canadensys cameras
Sputnik moment, Moon Shot, Failure to launch, Not Rocket Science, Light years ahead, Houston we have a problem … Space has definitely entered our vocabulary.
January 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Sputnik moment, Moon Shot, Failure to launch, Not Rocket Science, Light years ahead, Houston we have a problem … Space has definitely entered our vocabulary.
ESA’s Report on the Space Economy (and a glimpse of Canada’s place in space in 2023)
@europeanspaceagency
space-economy.esa.int/documents/b6...
@europeanspaceagency
space-economy.esa.int/documents/b6...
January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ESA’s Report on the Space Economy (and a glimpse of Canada’s place in space in 2023)
@europeanspaceagency
space-economy.esa.int/documents/b6...
@europeanspaceagency
space-economy.esa.int/documents/b6...
Canadensys has delivered dozens of our programable NISA lunar cameras to customers around the world. Nine Canadensys cameras are already on the lunar surface, and another forty are manifested on various upcoming lunar missions.
December 23, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Canadensys has delivered dozens of our programable NISA lunar cameras to customers around the world. Nine Canadensys cameras are already on the lunar surface, and another forty are manifested on various upcoming lunar missions.
The lunar economy in question
www.thespacereview.com/article/4898/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/4898/1
November 26, 2024 at 3:10 PM
The lunar economy in question
www.thespacereview.com/article/4898/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/4898/1
Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R?
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/can...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/can...
November 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R?
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/can...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/can...
The Space Review: Starships and space policy.
« I’m still known as the person who was the most disruptive transition team ever at NASA. I’m not going to hold that record any more. »
- Lori Garver
www.thespacereview.com/article/4895/1
« I’m still known as the person who was the most disruptive transition team ever at NASA. I’m not going to hold that record any more. »
- Lori Garver
www.thespacereview.com/article/4895/1
November 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
The Space Review: Starships and space policy.
« I’m still known as the person who was the most disruptive transition team ever at NASA. I’m not going to hold that record any more. »
- Lori Garver
www.thespacereview.com/article/4895/1
« I’m still known as the person who was the most disruptive transition team ever at NASA. I’m not going to hold that record any more. »
- Lori Garver
www.thespacereview.com/article/4895/1
AI takes aim at tedious tasks in government contracting
spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim...
spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim...
November 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
AI takes aim at tedious tasks in government contracting
spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim...
spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim...
69% of Americans consider it essential for their country to be a leader in space exploration.
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/07/20/americans-views-of-space-u-s-role-nasa-priorities-and-impact-of-private-companies/
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/07/20/americans-views-of-space-u-s-role-nasa-priorities-and-impact-of-private-companies/
July 23, 2023 at 11:57 PM
69% of Americans consider it essential for their country to be a leader in space exploration.
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/07/20/americans-views-of-space-u-s-role-nasa-priorities-and-impact-of-private-companies/
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/07/20/americans-views-of-space-u-s-role-nasa-priorities-and-impact-of-private-companies/
Here’s What the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Recovery Will Look Like https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
July 23, 2023 at 11:55 PM
Here’s What the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Recovery Will Look Like https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
Twitter? Threads? Bluesky? Mastodon? … Reading a book?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
July 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Twitter? Threads? Bluesky? Mastodon? … Reading a book?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
Today in 1994, STS-65 started a 15-day mission. The International Microgravity Laboratory involved scientists from Europe, Canada and Japan. 🇨🇦 experiments focused on studying effects of microgravity on the spine. During the mission, CSA astronaut Marc Garneau became the 1st non-American CapCom.
July 8, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Today in 1994, STS-65 started a 15-day mission. The International Microgravity Laboratory involved scientists from Europe, Canada and Japan. 🇨🇦 experiments focused on studying effects of microgravity on the spine. During the mission, CSA astronaut Marc Garneau became the 1st non-American CapCom.