Hanwha Ocean
MOU to explore strategic investment and collaboration on launch (May 2026).
Develops Aurora, a hybrid-propulsion small-satellite launch vehicle using patented solid fuel pellets with hydrogen peroxide, plus green in-space propulsion systems, from its Longueuil, Quebec facility.

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Develops Aurora, a hybrid-propulsion small-satellite launch vehicle using patented solid fuel pellets with hydrogen peroxide, plus green in-space propulsion systems, from its Longueuil, Quebec facility.
Selected for an $8.3M Phase 1 award under National Defence's IDEaS Launch the North programme, Responsive Light-Lift stream, targeting a first orbital launch in 2028. reactiondynamics.space
Signed an MOU with South Korea's Hanwha Ocean to explore strategic investment, unveiled at its new Longueuil facility (May 2026). spaceq.ca
Readying a containerized Aurora rocket that fits inside a standard shipping container for suborbital flight (July 2026). spaceq.ca
Awarded EUR 300,000 through NATO's DIANA defence accelerator (September 2025). betakit.com
Publicly announced partnerships.
MOU to explore strategic investment and collaboration on launch (May 2026).
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
DND IDEaS - Launch the North, Phase 1, Responsive Light-Lift stream
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Bachar Elzein
CEO & CTO
Maxime Goulet-Bourdon
Chief Operating Officer
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