Launch Vehicles & Propulsion companies in Canada
Space Atlas lists 5 organisations in Canada working in launch vehicles & propulsion: 4 startups, 1 spaceport/launch site. That is 14% of the 36 space organisations in Canada and 2% of the 270 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Toronto (1), Halifax (1), Markham (1).
Startup (4)
- Canada Rocket Company · Startup · Toronto
Canadian launch vehicle startup — developing the R-1 light-lift and reusable R-2 medium-lift rockets for sovereign Canadian access to space.
- NordSpace · Startup · Markham
Canadian launch startup — develops the Taiga suborbital and Tundra orbital rockets, the Athena satellite bus and the Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland.
- Reaction Dynamics (RDX) · Startup · Longueuil
Quebec launch startup developing hybrid rocket engines and the Aurora small-satellite launch vehicle, with a first test flight planned in Australia.
- Space Engine Systems Inc. · Startup · Edmonton
Canadian propulsion developer — builds the DASS light multi-fuel engine for reusable single-stage-to-orbit and hypersonic vehicles; MoU with Spaceport Cornwall.
Spaceport/Launch Site (1)
- Maritime Launch Services · Spaceport/Launch Site · Halifax
Canadian commercial launch site developer — building and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso for orbital and suborbital launches.