CSA Awards Additional Space Technology Development Contracts
by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded an additional 10 contracts worth nearly CAD $4.49 million (US $3.3 million) to eight companies under its Space Technology Development Program (STDP).
The awards were in addition to 14 STDP contracts worth just over CAD $9 million (US $6.6 million) the space agency awarded to eight companies last month.
“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,” CSA said on its website.
The new contract awards are below.
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.
| GHGSat Inc. Montreal, Quebec | $1,000,000 (US $736,412) | Constellation Mission Experimental Payloads |
| C6 Launch Systems Toronto, Ontario | $383,377 (US $282,324) | C6 STARS (Space Transmission and Reception System) towards technology readiness level (TRL)-6 |
| Menya Solution Inc. Sherbrooke, Quebec | $639,112.50 (US $470,650.29) | Autonomy-Enabling Technology for future Space Robotics |
| Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Ltd. Montreal, Quebec | $250,015 (US $184,114) | Rapid Thermal Model Correlation of Spacecraft using the Adjoint Method |
| Maya Heat Transfer Technologies Ltd. Montreal, Quebec | $300,000 (US $220,924) | Thermal Modeling of Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes |
| Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | $1,000,000 (US $736,412) | Development of a full-scale rocket engine demonstrator for an orbital launch vehicle |
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.
| Good Vibrations Engineering Ltd. King City, Ontario | $67,497 (US $49,706) | FMS Matlab Simulator Update based on test data from 3rd prototype |
| GHGSat Inc. Montreal, Quebec | $250,000 (US $184,103) | Pointing Mirror for Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot Spectrometer |
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.
| Obruta Space Solutions Corp. Ottawa, Ontario | $99,565 (US $73,321) | Novel Multi-Target Space Debris Removal Technology Feasibility Study |
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.
| SpaceRyde Inc. Richmond, Ontario | $500,000 (US $368,206) | Development of a lightweight rocket nozzle |
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