Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a Canadian aerospace manufacturer providing complex assemblies and systems solutions. Their space-related activities include manufacturing small satellite buses, propulsion products, and components for suborbital rockets like the Black Brant. Magellan also offers services for satellite assembly, integration, and testing, partnering with organizations like the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the University of Manitoba.
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Magellan Aerospace currently operates the Black Brant rocket program.
Magellan Aerospace will develop concepts for the rover’s power, thermal management, flight computer, and flight software subsystems.
Mission Control has selected Magellan Aerospace to join its team developing concepts for Canada’s Lunar Utility Rover.
Magellan Aerospace will design subsystems for Canada’s Lunar Utility Rover as part of a consortium of Canadian partners.
Mission Control and Magellan Aerospace are working together on advanced systems for safe, reliable lunar surface logistics and astronaut spacewalk support.
NordSpace’s Tundra program includes partners Magellan Aerospace, Continuum Aerospace, Kongsberg Geospatial, C-CORE, Ronan Aerospace, and Launch Canada.
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded a contract worth $6.9 million to Magellan Aerospace for a technology demonstration mission headed to the moon.
Scott McCrady is the Director of Corporate Business Development and Canadian Government Affairs at Magellan Aerospace.
The last rocket to launch from Canada and reach space was a Magellan Aerospace Black Brant IXB suborbital research rocket with scientific payloads from the University of Calgary.
The Black Brant suborbital rocket, manufactured by Magellan Aerospace, has successfully launched four times this year in the U.S.
Magellan has been awarded a Redwing Space Domain Awareness Microsatellite contract from the Government of Canada to design, build, launch, and operate the Redwing microsatellite.
Magellan Aerospace Corporation received a $15,800,000 contract from the Government of Canada to design, build, launch, and operate the Redwing smallsat.
Magellan Aerospace has supplied space systems to Canadian and global markets for more than 60 years.
Magellan Aerospace of Winnipeg is the prime contractor that will lead a team to design, build, and operate the Redwing microsatellite hosting a suite of optical sensors.
Magellan Aerospace’s Winnipeg facility has produced spacecraft platforms (buses) for CASSIOPE and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite.
On 2023-03-09, Canada's Department of National Defence awarded a contract worth C$15,800,000 (US$11,300,000) to Magellan Aerospace of Winnipeg, Manitoba for the Redwing project.
Magellan Aerospace Corporation partnered with RocketFrac Services Ltd. to develop a new fracturing technology that uses solid rocket propellant as an alternative to hydraulic fracturing.
Magellan Aerospace Corporation will manufacture and deliver all charges for the RocketFrac fracturing technology from its Winnipeg facility by the end of 2022.
Nine founding members of Space Canada include Calian, GHGSat, Magellan Aerospace, Maritime Launch Services, MDA, Mission Control, NorthStar Earth & Space, SpaceBridge, and Telesat.