TechAs US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry

Canadian small-rocket companies once drew little attention, but US tariff threats, tariff measures, and talk of making Canada the 51st state prompted Ottawa to reconsider its reliance on the United States. The government awarded initial support this spring to NordSpace, Reaction Dynamics, and Canada Rocket Company for rockets with “light lift” capability.

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