INNOSPACE and NORMA plan to collaborate on space-quantum computing technologies.

NORMA is a South Korean company specialized in quantum computing and quantum cybersecurity.

INNOSPACE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NORMA on 17 June 2026.

Apex appointed Michael Kopet as Chief Financial Officer.

Apex’s headcount has grown to over 350 employees.

Apex closed a $200 million funding round on June 5, 2026.

Apex is collaborating with Northrop Grumman on space-based interceptor capabilities for the U.S. Space Force under the Golden Dome for America initiative.

Apex’s work with Northrop Grumman centers on Orbital Magazines designed to host and support space-based interceptors.

Washington Harbour Partners co-led Apex’s $200 million funding round.

Apex’s first Aries satellite launched two years ago and continues to operate in low Earth orbit.

Project Shadow remains on track for a summer 2026 launch.

Apex was founded in 2022 to build satellite bus platforms ahead of customer orders rather than on a bespoke, contract-by-contract basis.

Apex’s Factory One manufacturing campus can produce more than 200 satellites per year at peak capacity.

Apex’s satellite platforms Aries, Nova, and Comet are designed for missions in low Earth orbit and geostationary orbit.

Apex’s $200 million funding round nearly doubled its valuation to $2.3 billion.

Apex will use the new capital to expand its Factory One manufacturing campus in Los Angeles by 30,000 square feet.

Glade Brook Capital Partners led Apex’s $200 million funding round.

The recently announced Mini configuration of Apex’s Comet platform has payload capacity of up to 6,614 pounds.

Project Shadow is the satellite platform hosting America’s first commercially led on-orbit space-based interceptor demonstration.

Michael Kopet joined Apex from Axon, where he served as Vice President of Finance.

Martin Still is the program director at the National Science Foundation Office for Research Infrastructure.

Martin Still is the director of the program at the National Science Foundation Office of Research Infrastructure.

ClassNK granted NexusWave type approval for cybersecurity.

NexusWave was certified to the IACS UR E27 (Rev.1) standard after evaluation of its architecture and onboard ICT equipment.

Gert-Jan Panken is Managing Director and Vice President of Inmarsat Maritime.

Taro Okamoto is Executive Vice President of ClassNK.

Inmarsat Maritime is part of the Viasat group.

NexusWave is Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed, aggregated connectivity service.

ClassNK examined NexusWave’s onboard network equipment, service orchestration processes, and edge infrastructure components during the certification process.

NordSpace plans suborbital launches in 2026 and orbital launches in 2028.

GPS-dependent systems are estimated to underpin over 20 per cent of Canada’s national GDP.

NordSpace is expanding a spaceport in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Reaction Dynamics is preparing for its first flight and aiming for orbit by the fourth quarter of 2028.

MDA Space is building a facility capable of producing 400 satellites a year.

Reaction Dynamics focuses on storable stable propellants to offer operational flexibility.

The Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Launch the North program supports Canadian launch startups.

Losing access to the global positioning system could cost the Canadian economy $1 billion every day.

Canada Rocket Company says the medium-lift launch market could be worth up to $20 billion by the mid-2030s.

Canada Rocket Company needs anchor demand, continued co-investment in development, and regulatory alignment from the Government of Canada to scale to a fully operational medium-lift capability.

The new Defence Investment Agency is intended to provide a faster procurement pathway for Canadian defence acquisitions.

Canada’s space infrastructure is treated as critical infrastructure because it supports observation, communications, global positioning, and timing for banks.

MDA Space’s satellites currently have to be launched outside of Canada.

NASA-STD-6001 outgassing requirements eliminate most commercial coating vendors.

A lapse in one of those three compliance frameworks can trigger a re-qualification process that takes months and sidelines the vendor for new program work.

MIL-DTL-5541 governs chemical conversion coatings on aluminum used in satellite and launch vehicle structures.

The U.S. Department of Defense maintains MIL-SPEC process specifications for flight hardware surface treatments.

MIL-A-8625 governs anodizing.

Achieving and maintaining NADCAP accreditation requires dedicated quality management resources, controlled process chemistry, and recurring third-party audits.

In early 2025, the Aerospace Industries Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers published a study identifying nine categories of highly specialized components with a serious production capacity deficit in the space manufacturing supply chain.

Post-processing vendors serving space programs must trace each process to a qualified process specification, maintain active approval from the relevant government or prime customer, and control process chemistry to tighter tolerances than ordinary commercial processors.