Tag Archives: Spaceport Nova Scotia

For at least one year, 2024 will be in the books with the most orbital launches, with 259 attempts along with four Starship launches, two of which Wikipedia counts* as orbital launches. 2025 could see a new record set and potentially three additional countries joining the orbital launch club, though not Canada.

Maritime Launch Services and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their relationship which could culminate in the first orbital launch by a Canadian launch vehicle developer from Canadian soil.

Ottawa, ON – Maritime Launch Services announced today that Leaf Space who offer ground segment as-a-service (GSaaS) solutions, will install and operate a ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia.

Maritime Launch Services (MLS) announced August 21 that it had signed on Voyager Space as “the first Owner Authorized Representative” for Spaceport Nova Scotia.

Maritime Launch Services (MLS) says an international launch vehicle operator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the company to facilitate orbital launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia for a small-class launch vehicle.

In Halifax today, the Canadian government announced that years long negotiations towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, needed for the "proper handling of sensitive U.S. technology" related to space launch technology, have concluded. The Technology Safeguards Agreement, effectively a treaty between the two countries, still needs to be ratified by both governments and signed before it comes into effect. The final review …

Maritimes Launch Services (MLS) said that it will receive additional tax credits under the Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC) Program offered by the Province of Nova Scotia.

Maritime Launch Services will tap into the federal governments Strategic Innovation Fund, a program which has seen very limited use this year.

In preparation for its first orbital launch in 2025 from Spaceport Nova Scotia, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with The Spaceport Company “to lease a containerized tracking and telemetry station” with an option to purchase multiple stations.

SpaceQ has learned that Canadian government and the United States are getting close to concluding negotiations for a Technology Safeguards Agreement between the two countries and that negotiations have been proceeding well. An agreement would benefit companies like Maritime Launch Services, allowing American launch providers and payloads to use facilities like Spaceport Nova Scotia.