Canada builds its own launch industry as US relations fray

Canada Rocket Company is skipping small rockets and going straight to the medium-lift R-2, featuring nine methane engines and up to 12.5 metric tons to low-Earth orbit, with a possible launch by 2032. The company has raised $22.5 million and will build a $30 million engine test facility in Ontario.

• R-2: nine methane engines, up to 12.5 t to LEO, possible launch by 2032
• Canada Rocket Company has raised $22.5 million and is preparing a Series A
• $30 million Jeremy Hansen Test Facility to occupy 50 acres in Ontario
• Canada awarded $8.33 million CAD to three companies under Launch the North