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NordSpace nets Canadian defense funding for VLEO satellite development

NordSpace nets Canadian defense funding for VLEO satellite development
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NordSpace has secured early defense funding to develop a very low Earth orbit satellite, further broadening the Canadian startup's push to build sovereign space capabilities beyond launch.

— NordSpace has secured early defense funding to develop a very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite, further broadening the Canadian startup's push to build sovereign space capabilities beyond launch.

The company announced a one-year contract April 21 worth around $183,000 from Canada's Department of National Defence to advance conceptual technologies toward hardware tests.

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