Brampton-based MDA Space is investing $10 million in Maritime Launch Services , one of the Canadian companies building a spaceport on the East Coast.

The investment will be used for research and development initiatives relating to the development of Maritime Launch’s under-construction Spaceport Nova Scotia, the company said in a statement. The deal also marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between the two Canadian space companies, with MDA Space expecting to become an operational partner of the spaceport and support its development and future operations.

“Establishing sovereign launch capacity in Canada that will respond to the global demand for alternate launch capabilities on Canada’s Atlantic coast is important.”

“By combining MDA Space’s world-class technical heritage wit

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