NGen Leads $8M Investment in Sovereign Space Launch Capabilities
The project will produce flight-grade propulsion hardware with AI-driven quality control and add $3.2 million in NGen support to the $8 million consortium.
- On Wednesday, NordSpace, Miltera, Pegmatis, and Prime Powders announced a consortium project valued at over $8 million to industrialize Canada's first AI-powered hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing line for rocket propulsion hardware.
- Next Generation Manufacturing Canada provided $3.2 million under the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program to support the initiative, aimed at building sovereign Canadian space capabilities and domestic supply chain resilience.
- The project integrates AI-driven quality control with 5-axis machining and large-format metal additive manufacturing, featuring an exclusive strategic partnership with the Indigenous community led by executives Ron Cassar, Jimmy Scott, and Rahul Goel.
- Aligned with the Defence Industrial Strategy released in February 2026, the project advances sovereign industrial objectives, with Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly stating the government is charting a course for Canada to compete in the next frontier.
- NordSpace's upcoming Tundra rocket will utilize this technology to ensure routine sovereign access to space, while establishing transferable manufacturing platforms applicable to clean-energy turbomachinery and other high-value sectors.
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The Toronto Star
NGen Leads $8M Investment in Sovereign Space Launch Capabilities
HAMILTON, Ontario, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordSpace, Miltera, Pegmatis, and Prime Powders, all 100% Canadian-owned companies, announced the launch of an industry consortium project valued at over $8 million, including $3.2 million in support from Next Generation Manufacturing…
NGen Leads $8 Million Investment In Sovereign Space Launch Capabilities
May 27, 2026, Hamilton, Ont. — NordSpace, Miltera, Pegmatis and Prime Powders have announced the launch of an industry consortium project valued at over $8 million, including $3.2 million in support from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) under the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program. Together, the companies will industrialize Canada’s first AI-powered hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing line for advanced space propulsion, d…
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