Maritime Launch Services may just be breaking ground on its Nova Scotia spaceport, but has its future flight plans well in hand.
Topic: space technology
If you build it …
Construction has only just begun on Canada’s first spaceport, but customers are already starting to line up.
Space company MDA supplies Ukraine with satellite imagery, announces new global headquarters
MDA has had a big week. After announcing involvement in Ukraine, the space company also reported it had been awarded a $269-million contract for the Canadarm3 project and announced a new global headquarters in Brampton, Ont.
The Short Report: Jan. 19, 2022: $550M in federal research investments, a review of Canada’s energy policies, COVID-19’s impacts on children, and more
Ottawa announces over $550 million in federal research investments, the International Energy Agency reviews Canada’s energy policies, an international study details COVID-19’s impacts on children, MDA wins a second contract for a 2023 moon mission, and more.
By the Numbers: R&D in Canada’s aerospace industry
Canada has the fifth largest aerospace industry in the world and 93 percent of Canadian aerospace firms export products to other countries. But aerospace employment and share of GDP have been decreasing since 2012, according to research on the sector.
The Short Report – August 4, 2021: Ottawa’s new biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy, a national startup job board, rural transit solutions, and more
Ottawa prepares for future pandemics with launch of life science strategy, CellCAN and CCRM launch a new cell and gene therapy institute to tackle gaps in training, a new fund dedicated to developing transit solutions for rural and remote communities, and more.
The Short Report – July 28, 2021: Genomic projects boost environmental resilience, backing innovation at Canada’s colleges, and more
Ottawa and partners commit $60 million to natural resources and environmental genomics projects, applied research funding at Canadian colleges gets a boost, and more.