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Spaceport Nova Scotia development

Overview

Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace have extended the deadline for finalizing a statement of work and programmatic milestones regarding their facilities usage agreement for Spaceport Nova Scotia. The deadline was moved from September 1, 2026, to September 15, 2026.

The extension aims to allow for intensive planning and detailed work without changing the core terms of the original agreement. The partnership involves developing a dedicated launch complex for Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle, with the objective of achieving first orbital launches by 2028 to support Canadian sovereign orbital launch capabilities.

Entities

Isar Aerospace · Santa María · Rocket Factory Augsburg · Spaceport Nova Scotia · Portuguese Space Agency

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

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  2. 10 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace extend Spaceport Nova Scotia planning deadline

    Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace extended their deadline to September 15, 2026, to finalize planning for a dedicated launch complex at Spaceport Nova Scotia, targeting orbital launches in 2028.

Sources

aijourn.com · portugal.fr · sapo.pt · stocktitan.net