Company:NordSpace

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NordSpace
IndustryAerospace
Founded2022; 4 years ago (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 by Rahul Goel in 2022

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" (in en). NordSpace. https://www.nordspace.com/about. 
  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). https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nordspace-st-lawrence-1.7437531. 
  3. ↑ Colley, Mark (19 July 2025). "This Toronto entrepreneur is betting millions on getting to space. Inside Canada's space race". The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-toronto-entrepreneur-is-betting-millions-on-getting-to-space-inside-canadas-space-race/article_b2e9f56f-d435-46d5-87a9-fa9b8fd433e8.html. 
  4. ↑ Gorman, Douglas (19 March 2025). "NordSpace Unveils SHARP Program for Canadian Defense". Payload. https://payloadspace.com/nordspace-unveils-sharp-program-for-canadian-defense/. 
  5. ↑ McLauchlan, Madison (29 August 2025). "NordSpace's rocket launch thwarted by faulty safety system, weather delays" (in en-CA). BetaKit. https://betakit.com/nordspaces-rocket-launch-thwarted-by-faulty-safety-system-weather-delays/. 
  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). https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nordspace-st-lawrence-launch-1.7620025. 
  7. ↑ Riehl, Alex (12 August 2025). "NordSpace breaks ground on new Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland". Betakit. https://betakit.com/nordspace-breaks-ground-on-new-atlantic-spaceport-complex-in-newfoundland/. 

Further reading

Articles

Audio and video

  • [VideoFromSpace] (8 July 2025). Can Canada get itself to orbit? These 2 companies are trying to make it happen (Video). Space.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 September 2025 – via YouTube.
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