Contributions awarded under the STDP – AO 6
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Funding for space research and development
In summer , the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is awarding funding to Canadian companies to pioneer research and development (R&D) for advanced space technology projects. The projects, selected companies, and funding amounts are presented below under four categories:
- Space research and development: Advanced technologies
- Space research and development: Small businesses
- Space research and development: Feasibility studies
- Space research and development: Next-wave technologies
This funding initiative aims to:
- use space to drive broader economic growth by enhancing Canada's space sector through the scaling up of firms, enhancing their export growth, supporting the creation of high-paying middle-class jobs, providing support for small firms, and encouraging the hiring of students; and
- increase the readiness level of several promising space technologies.
Space research and development: Advanced technologies
The companies were awarded non-repayable contributions of up to $1 million for advanced space technologies. These projects are expected to last up to three years and produce economic benefits in the next two to five years.
| Company | Contribution value | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Burloak Technologies Inc. Oakville, Ontario |
$1,000,000 | Hot Isostatic Pressing of Additively Manufactured Space-Use Components in Aluminum and Titanium |
| UrtheCast Corporation Vancouver, British Columbia |
$999,916 | UrthePlatform Analytics Engine |
| MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc. Brampton, Ontario |
$935,132 | Robotics Servicing System (RSS) Arm-joint Development |
| MDA Systems Ltd. Richmond, British Columbia |
$408,312 | Onboard Closed-loop Tracking for Space Situational Awareness Applications |
| SED Systems a division of Calian Ltd. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
$970,420 | Ultra Wideband Satellite Modem |
| MDA Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec |
$1,000,000 | Advanced Antennas and Payload Technologies for Software Defined Satellites |
| MDA Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec |
$1,000,000 | Beam Hopping Technology Development for HTS Communication Systems |
| COM DEV Ltd. Cambridge, Ontario |
$743,662 | Integrated Assembly for Next Evolution Satellite |
| COM DEV Ltd. Cambridge, Ontario |
$814,906 | OISL Communication subsystem advancement |
| GHGSat Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$1,000,000 | Constellation Mission Experimental Payloads |
| C6 Launch Systems Toronto, Ontario |
$383,377 | C6 STARS (Space Transmission and Reception System) towards technology readiness level (TRL)-6 |
| Menya Solution Inc. Sherbrooke, Quebec |
$639,112.50 | Autonomy-Enabling Technology for future Space Robotics |
| Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Ltd. Montreal, Quebec |
$250,015 | Rapid Thermal Model Correlation of Spacecraft using the Adjoint Method |
| Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Ltd. Montreal, Quebec |
$300,000 | Thermal Modeling of Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes |
| Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
$1,000,000 | Development of a full-scale rocket engine demonstrator for an orbital launch vehicle |
| Kepler Communications Inc. Toronto, Ontario |
$481,128 | Advanced Antenna Technology for Telecommunication Nanosatellites |
| Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc. Markham, Ontario |
$936,800 | Development of a dual vertical/horizontal loading ion-beam vacuum facility for novel space material processes |
| Teledyne Optech Vaughan, Ontario |
$1,000,000 | AI-Enabled 2-Axis scanner |
| C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. Ottawa, Ontario |
$1,000,000 | Ka-band phased array antenna system for broadband mobile HTS-SATCOM applications based on modular architecture |
| Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg, Manitoba |
$328,775 | Next-Generation Spacecraft Command and Data Handling (C&DH NextGen) |
| CM Labs Simulations Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$742,974 | Real-Time Simulation Platform for Robot Testing and Remote Operations Training |
Space research and development: Small businesses
The small businesses (up to a maximum of 50 employees) were awarded non-repayable contributions of up to $250,000. These space R&D projects are expected to last up to three years and produce economic benefits in the next five to 10 years.
| Company | Contribution value | Project |
|---|---|---|
| QEYnet Inc. Vaughan, Ontario |
$249,983 | Vulnerability Mitigation of a QKD Satellite Rekeying Device |
| Space Codesign Systems Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$179,400 | Hardware/Software Codesign Methodology for high-performance on-board processing applied on artificial intelligence of space |
| Good Vibrations Engineering Ltd. King City, Ontario |
$67,497 | FMS Matlab Simulator Update based on test data from 3rd prototype |
| GHGSat Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$250,000 | Pointing Mirror for Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot Spectrometer |
| Garrow Space Systems Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia |
$116,000 | Project Centauri – Development of a fuel-efficient propulsion system |
| DPL Science Montreal, Quebec |
$108,476 | Intelligent Power Switch (iSwitch) |
| Stratodynamics Aviation Inc. Kenilworth, Ontario |
$247,125 | Suborbital aerodynamics and remote sensing |
| Global Spatial Technology Solutions Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
$200,710 | On-board AI Computer Vision Solution Architecture for Space Applications |
| Wyvern Inc. Edmonton, Alberta |
$235,463 | Deployable optical telescope for high-resolution LEO Earth observation |
| 4pi Lab Incorporated Calgary, Alberta |
$250,000 | Development and testing of the EPiC-lite Camera System to Detect Very Small Wildfires |
| Complex System Inc. Calgary, Alberta |
$243,740 | On-board satellite video generation technology for automated smart satellites |
| B-Con Engineering Inc. Nepean, Ontario |
$218,455 | Process to design, manufacture, and confirm metrology to make improved metal optics for space systems |
| Edgehog Advanced Technologies Montreal, Quebec |
$250,000 | Edgehog anti-reflective coverglass for enhanced space solar panels |
| Nüvü Caméras Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$250,000 | High-performance cooling system for faint flux imaging detector |
| evolutionQ Inc. Kitchener, Ontario |
$231,402 | Optimized Protocols and Architecture for Satellite-Based QKD Network |
| TransEON Inc. Edmonton, Alberta |
$249,774.15 | High-Performance GAN MOSFETs for Enhanced Spaceborne MMICs |
| Lux Aerobot (formerly 9388-3387 Québec Inc.) Montreal, Quebec |
$250,000 | Semi-autonomous long-endurance aerobot |
Space research and development: Feasibility studies
The companies were awarded non-repayable contributions of up to $100,000 for feasibility studies related to space projects and technologies with strong commercial potential. These R&D projects are expected to last up to two years and produce economic benefits in the next five to 10 years.
| Company | Contribution value | Project |
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc. (formerly Neptec Design Group Ltd.) Kanata, Ontario |
$99,696 | AI - Enabled Non-Cooperative Sensor Mission Validation Tool |
| MDA Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec |
$100,000 | Large-Scale True Time Delay Optical Beamforming for RF Phased Array |
| Obruta Space Solutions Corp. Ottawa, Ontario |
$99,565 | Novel Multi-Target Space Debris Removal Technology Feasibility Study |
| Kepler Communications Inc. Toronto, Ontario |
$99,314 | Feasibility Study of Beamforming Radiofrequency Integrated Circuits |
Space research and development: Next-wave technologies
The companies were awarded non-repayable contributions of up to $500,000 per next-wave space technology project. These R&D projects are expected to last up to three years and produce economic benefits in the next five to 10 years.
| Company | Contribution value | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
$500,000 | Integrated high-efficiency catalytic ignition system for rocket engines |
| SpaceRyde Inc. Richmond, Ontario |
$500,000 | Development of a lightweight rocket nozzle |
| MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc. (formerly Neptec Design Group Ltd.) Kanata, Ontario |
$452,694 | Hemispherical Camera for Space Situational Awareness |
These funds were awarded through the CSA's Space Technology Development Program (STDP), which supports innovation for the growth of the Canadian space sector and aims to reduce technological unknowns of future space missions. Contribution agreements are issued to Canadian organizations to support the development of innovative technologies with strong commercial potential. As part of a competitive process, proposals are selected based on the applicant's (mainly industry) capacity to advance the development of specific space technologies for which they receive financial support of up to 75% of their project cost.
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