Concordia University actively participates in the space industry through its student-led organization, Space Concordia. This group engages in designing and building space-related projects, including CubeSats, rockets, and Mars rovers. Space Concordia also focuses on space health research and participates in international competitions, contributing to space technology development and student education in space sciences.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Concordia University plans to seek additional funding from government and industry partners to support the Mark Pathy Space Institute’s long-term sustainability.
The Mark Pathy Space Institute will be located at Concordia University’s Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Concordia University won an injunction that forced Polaris Aerospace to withdraw its Launch the North proposal.
Concordia University took legal action against Polaris Aerospace in January over alleged use of student-developed technology.
The dispute between Concordia University and Polaris Aerospace involved a bid for the Department of National Defence’s Launch the North IDEaS Challenge.
Mark Pathy donated $15 million to Concordia University to establish the Mark Pathy Space Institute.
Concordia University was granted a provisional renewable 10-day injunction against a former employee and co-founder of Polaris Aerospace, Oleg Khalimonov.
Dominic Ng Kuet Leong, an Engineer in Residence at Concordia University, submitted an affidavit stating that Starsailor was not designed for a commercial venture.