NordSpace

NordSpace
IndustryAerospace
Founded2022 (2022)
FounderRahul Goel
Headquarters
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Websitewww.nordspace.com

NordSpace is a Canadian aerospace company specialized in developing small vertically integrated launch vehicles including the Taiga and Tundra rockets, and small satellite hardware such as the Athena satellite bus.[1] NordSpace is building a commercial launch facility in Newfoundland and Labrador called the Atlantic Spaceport Complex, and has developed its own 3D-printed rocket engines.

History

NordSpace was founded in Markham, Ontario in 2022 by the entrepreneur Rahul Goel.[2] Goel founded the conference management program PheedLoop while living in South Africa, with the success of the company allowing him to invest CA$5,000,000 of his own funds into the creation of NordSpace. Goel is the CEO of NordSpace as well as the genetics company Genepika.[3]

The company announced their Supersonic and Hypersonic Applications Research Platform (SHARP) program in March 2025, unveiling three new products: the SHARP Arrow, an unmanned aircraft designed to perform research, reconnaissance, and interceptions; the SHARP Sabre, a modified version of the Taiga rocket designed to reach hypersonic speeds; and the M2S-HyRock, a 3D-printed rocket engine.[4]

In August 2025, the company broke ground on construction of a launch complex called the Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland and Labrador.[5] The company held its first launch attempt of the Taiga rocket in August 2025,[6] powered by the company's 3D-printed Hadfield Mk III engine.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About us". NordSpace. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Alex (25 January 2025). "This man wants a tiny Newfoundland town to house Canada's first commercial spaceport". CBC News. Newfoundland and Labrador: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ^ Colley, Mark (19 July 2025). "This Toronto entrepreneur is betting millions on getting to space. Inside Canada's space race". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 September 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Gorman, Douglas (19 March 2025). "NordSpace Unveils SHARP Program for Canadian Defense". Payload. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ^ McLauchlan, Madison (29 August 2025). "NordSpace's rocket launch thwarted by faulty safety system, weather delays". BetaKit. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ^ Ryan, Maddie; Kennedy, Alex (29 August 2025). "NordSpace making second attempt at Canada's first commercial space launch in St. Lawrence, N.L." CBC News. St. John's, Newfoundland: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ^ Riehl, Alex (12 August 2025). "NordSpace breaks ground on new Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland". Betakit. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

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