Canso

• Nova Scotia grants 18-month extension for work to begin on commercial spaceport

  Company CEO Steve Matier blames the COVID-19 pandemic for delaying progress last year.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
  
• Nova Scotia’s department of labour investigating collapse of Tittle Bridge

  The approximately 30 residents of Durrell's Island can no longer enter Nova Scotia after Tittle Bridge collapsed on Tuesday, taking a semi-truck carrying heavy equipment with it into the water.

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2020
  
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• Video shows moment when steel truss bridge near Canso, N.S., collapsed

  One worker has been taken to hospital for observation. 

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  Jul 7, 2020
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• StFX to support construction of commercial space launch site in Canso, N.S.

  Maritime Launch Services has proposed to construct and operate a private commercial space launch site for launching satellites into low Earth orbit.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2020
• Nova Scotia spaceport teams with U.S. firm to examine reuse of rockets in space

  The agreement will see Houston-based Nanoracks work on re-purposing spent rocket stages from launches at the Maritime Launch Services (MLS) facility near Canso, N.S.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2019
• 2019 Canada election results: Cape Breton-Canso

  A look at Cape Breton-Canso, one of Nova Scotia's 11 ridings in the 2019 federal election.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2019
• Proposed Nova Scotia spaceport gets conditional environmental approval

  Maritime Launch Services called it a "critical milestone" Tuesday, but the provincial go-ahead comes with a list of conditions including providing a plan for "worst case scenarios" such as an aborted or failed launch.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2019
• New report details impact of proposed NS spaceport in event of explosion or fire

  Steve Matier said while a launch failure can happen, a lot of research and engineering goes into trying to avoid it.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2019
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• N.S. spaceport project on schedule despite province seeking more information

  The Canso Spaceport Facility, near the small community of Canso in eastern Nova Scotia, would be 20 hectares in size and is aimed at attracting firms that want to put satellites into orbit for commercial purposes.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2018
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• Canada’s first commercial spaceport submits environmental assessment to N.S.

  The Canso Spaceport Facility, located near the small community of Canso in eastern Nova Scotia, will be 20 hectares in size and is aimed at attracting firms that want to put satellites into orbit for commercial purposes.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2018