The would-be provider of Canada’s first commercial space-launch facility signed a 20-year lease for land near Canso earlier in August and now has approval from the provincial government to begin construction. Spokesperson Sarah McLean told The Logic the company plans to break ground as soon as possible to take advantage of the remainder of the 2022 construction season. (The Logic)

Talking point: Maritime Launch Services got conditional environmental approval for its launch facility in 2019 and has now met all the conditions, the company’s announcement said. Unless Nova Scotia’s environment minister grants an extension, the company needs to begin construction by Dec. 3 or the approvals lapse. Last May it changed the plans for its first launch, announcing a new rocket supplier and payload, but said it still intended to launch its first, suborbital, flight in 2023.