Aerojet Rocketdyne developed the HAN-based AF-M315E propellant, marketed as ASCENT.

ArianeGroup supplies apogee and station-keeping thruster hardware and manages propellant loading services for Ariane-launched payloads.

ECAPS’ LMP-103S has flown on Planet Labs’ SkySat Earth-imaging constellation.

Elsa Henchiri is a former Transport Canada director and a 25-year federal veteran.

NordSpace has opened a new Ottawa office focused on policy, regulatory compliance, and government relations.

Pulse Space won a $40 million contract from the U.S. Space Force.

The Canada Rocket Company has secured $22.5 million in early funding.

The National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program now has seven qualified providers for small and medium-lift military missions.

MDA Space’s replenishment satellite will be based on the fourth-generation CHORUS bus.

The Spaceport Nova Scotia launch complex is intended to support Canada’s commitments under NATO’s STARLIFT responsive launch framework.

The HALO project is a NATO initiative involving eight allied nations.

Georgian led Dominion Dynamics’ $139 million CAD Series A round.

The new MDA Space satellite will be assembled in Montreal.

The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project includes negotiations for up to 12 conventional submarines.

MDA Space and Telesat said their South Korean partnerships for the K-LEO sovereign defence constellation are advancing independently of the submarine procurement.

Dominion Dynamics is scaling manufacturing in Kanata, Ontario for Scout.

The U.S. Space Force added two new commercial space startups to the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program.

Pulse Space will develop laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking technologies for the U.S. Space Force.

Dominion Dynamics secured $139 million CAD in its Series A round.

Isar Aerospace will build a dedicated launch complex for its Spectrum vehicle at Spaceport Nova Scotia.

Reaction Dynamics said Canada’s submarine procurement decision will not stall its Aurora launch system development.

Elsa Henchiri leads NordSpace’s Ottawa office.

The Canadian federal government selected Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.

The Telesat Lightspeed low-Earth orbit constellation supports the multi-billion dollar Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar.

Telesat has reached an agreement in principle with the Defence Investment Agency to provide secure Military Ka-band connectivity for the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a $688 million contract to build and launch a synthetic aperture radar replenishment satellite.

The Canada Rocket Company employs an engineering team with experience from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab.

Maritime Launch Services signed a 10-year, US$112.5 million contract with Isar Aerospace.

Dominion Dynamics is developing AuraNet, a multi-domain command and control software platform.

Space Systems Command has reorganized its procurement structure into nine portfolios.

The HALO project aims to develop a sovereign military space mega-constellation for high-speed communications, orbital intelligence gathering, and early-warning missile tracking.

The Canada Rocket Company is developing a reusable, medium-lift launch vehicle called R-2.

The new MDA Space satellite will integrate with the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

The Soyuz MS-29 launch is at Baikonur.

Don Quijote will be released from the Ramses spacecraft and will autonomously reach the surface of Apophis.

The European Space Agency awarded EMXYS a contract to develop Don Quijote, a CubeSat lander for the Ramses mission.

The Ramses mission is part of the European Space Agency’s planetary defence program.

The EMXYS contract supports European industrial capabilities in autonomous systems, navigation, flight control, and space electronics for asteroid surface operations.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has spent approximately $8 billion across SpaceX and Boeing awards combined.

L3Harris Technologies acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2023.

Boeing’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability award was a fixed-price contract valued at approximately $4.2 billion.

Boeing’s Starliner had not flown a crewed mission since its Crew Flight Test as of the report’s publication.

NASA human-rating requirements generally place thermal protection material requalification cycles at 18 to 36 months.

NASA has spent approximately $8 billion on the Commercial Crew Program across SpaceX and Boeing awards combined.

Boeing performs Starliner’s primary software integration work with its own engineering teams.

NASA’s Boeing Commercial Crew Transportation Capability award was ultimately valued at approximately $4.2 billion.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, now part of L3Harris Technologies, supplies propulsion components to Boeing’s Starliner program.

Starliner’s heat shield materials come from qualified vendors whose qualification status is specific to the Starliner program.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has a single certified human spaceflight transportation provider and no near-term path to a second provider.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has been grounded since August 2024 after propulsion system anomalies during its Crew Flight Test mission.