Industry committee  By the end of this decade, there will be 100,000 satellites in space. There are currently about 3,000. As you pointed out, there are millions of objects in space, waste, whose trajectories aren't being properly monitored. We're proposing to map everything out there so that it's

Industry committee  I completely agree with Mr. Labbé. It's essential to focus on a program to specifically support the aerospace industry. It's even more important under the current circumstances, given the economic situation and the global pandemic. It's very important, not only to support resear

Industry committee  We need funding to develop technology specifically for the aerospace industry, as Mr. Labbé pointed out. Also, as Ms. Cianfarani said, we need a cheap stimulus strategy and policy to support innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs who are launching their businesses.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Généreux.

Industry committee  Actually, Mr. Généreux, you asked a very good and relevant question. It's important to know that, normally, a satellite operator knows very well how to find its own satellite. This year, SpaceX, Mr. Musk's company, will launch 1,567 Starlink satellites into space. However, 10% o

Industry committee  Mr. Musk doesn't know. He has no control over the satellites, which move in space at a speed of eight kilometres per second and whose trajectories are unknown. This poses a problem. As an engineer, I calculated the kinetic energy associated with a 260-kilogram satellite moving at

Industry committee  Go ahead, sir.

Industry committee  Retention and retraining of people happens because there's a demand for your services or your products, and that comes from being competitive in the marketplace and that comes from from having clients who buy those services and products. I think Ms. Cianfarani made her point quit

Industry committee  We're very happy to be working with the Canadian Space Agency on that smartEarth project. It's a new initiative, as you all well know, from the Canadian Space Agency to look at developing technologies. It's an R and D project to develop technologies for Canada to be in the forefr

Industry committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Honourable committee members, my name is Stewart Bain. I am the chief executive officer and co-founder of Montreal-based NorthStar Earth and Space. I will be speaking to you today about a topic that may at first seem remote from the daily lives of Canadi