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The 10-year deal guarantees the Department of National Defence access to NordSpace’s launch facility in St. Lawrence, N.L., though any actual launches will cost extra. Earlier this year, the department signed a 10-year agreement worth $200 million with NordSpace competitor Maritime Launch Services for access to its launch site in Nova Scotia. (The Logic)
Talking point: Together, the spaceport deals are to meet a Canadian commitment to NATO to help with urgent space launches if, for instance, an important satellite needs replacing. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the contract as part of a package of space-oriented moves, which also includes a $4.7-million contract for Kepler Communications to work on laser-based communications between satellites (light has higher bandwidth than radio waves) and creating a new “space mission operator” occupation in the Canadian Forces.
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