tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post4473496593930919054..comments2024-03-27T00:26:31.343-07:00Comments on The Commercial Space Blog: Entrepreneurs, Luxembourg, a Canadian Space Agency Secondary Payload Proposal & Maxar TechnologiesChuck Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506476753520146858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-47002077322220877352017-11-21T11:21:06.320-08:002017-11-21T11:21:06.320-08:00Ernie, a plausible scenario.
But whether the RFP &...Ernie, a plausible scenario.<br />But whether the RFP 'pull' was premature or not, as of 11am PST on the 21st there have been >150 page views of the announcement - it will be interesting to see who joins the fray.<br />James Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08586673449449391080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-28377501968799841042017-11-21T04:41:10.099-08:002017-11-21T04:41:10.099-08:00I wonder if the abrupt cancellation of the CSA'...I wonder if the abrupt cancellation of the CSA's RFP is somehow related to NASA's recent confirmation of its participation in JAXA's Martian Moons Exploration mission: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/20/nasa-confirms-contribution-to-japanese-led-mars-mission/ <br /><br />Perhaps the CSA is in the middle of negotiations with JAXA as to what we could potentially contribute to the mission, and withdrew the Nov. 20 RFP in order to better tailor it to the necessities of this particular mission. France's CNES also appears to be contributing instruments to this mission.Ernie C.noreply@blogger.com