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  • Artemis II: NASA targets April 1 for the launch

    Further to a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) that took place this week, NASA held a press conference today to highlight the progress made toward the Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Work is continuing on the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after a helium flow issue was encountered in February. In addition to addressing this issue, technicians also installed new batteries and retested the flight termination system and avionics and control systems. The mission management team was satisfied with the thorough discussions about risks and the overall results of the FRR and determined that they would try to launch as early as April 1, 2026, pending completion of all required work in the VAB and at the launch pad. The launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET.

  • Monitoring radiation for astronaut health

    Radiation is one of the key challenges faced by astronauts living and working beyond the protective shield of Earth’s atmosphere. As Canada and its international partners advance plans for missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) continues to invest in technology to better understand exposure levels. The CSA has awarded a contract of $5.5 million to Bubble Technology Industries for the continued development of the CANS, a compact and autonomous instrument designed to measure neutron radiation exposure in space.

  • Artemis II: NASA prepares to roll back rocket to assembly building, will not launch in March

    NASA will be rolling back the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida observing interrupted flow of helium in the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS). Weather pending, the roll back will take place on Tuesday, February 24. NASA is investigating potential faults, but accessing and remediating any of these issues can only be performed in the VAB. This removes the March launch opportunities from consideration.

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Field Day 2026 and RAC Canada Contest 2026

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[2026-06-06]  Field Day 2026 is rapidly approaching, followed by the Radio Amateurs of Canada Canada Day Contest.  Field Day is a continental-wide emergency preparedness operation for the amateur radio service in North America (although other countries can check in for a DX contact). Hyperlinks to both operations, masked as contests, are set out above with the two logos.   

Traditionally, participation in Field Day has been limited by Society members.  They have work or are traveling or are availing themselves of the summer (4 months here and then 8 months of winter). 

This year our participation in Field Day will be a bit unconventional, not aimed at point scores, but rather aimed at performing certain activities including message handling, QRP operation, copying the Field Day general messages and testing out new batteries, solar panels and the like.  Message handling in particular will be something we will be promoting in order to achieve points, allow others to rack them up and to gain greater proficiency in that.  Some new (or used) equipment might be tested.  Generally we will likely operate as a 1A or 2A NT station. 

To recap:

  • June 27-28 (11 AM to 11 AM)
  • Yellowknife Sandpits
  • Field Day 2026

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