Yesterday in the Globe and Mail, Micheal Byers floated the idea that SpaceX “needs a spaceport in Canada” to launch a constellation of several thousand small satellites for SpaceX. It’s wishful thinking, it won’t happen and here’s why.
Read More »Exclusive: Maritime Launch Services Selects Nova Scotia Site for Spaceport Over 13 Other Locations
Maritime Launch Services (MLS) will announce today that it has selected a site in the Guysborough Municipality near Canso and Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia over 13 other prospective locations for its new commercial launch complex, or spaceport, and expects to break ground on construction within a year.
Read More »Maritime Launch Services to Decide on Nova Scotia Spaceport in March
It seems every couple of years another group comes along claiming they’ll setup a spaceport in Canada with Nova Scotia being the preferred location. The latest is Maritime Launch Services (MLS), a newly registered company in Nova Scotia with roots in the U.S and the Ukraine. What sets it apart from recent previous efforts is the experienced principals involved.
Read More »Will North Bay Become a Canadian Spaceport?
In discussing last week’s budget, Jay Aspin, Conservative MP for Nipissing-Timiskaming and Chair of the Parliamentary Space Caucus, told Bay Today that “we’re going to be launching satellites out of North Bay.”
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