Galaxia and Maritime Launch Services Announce Partnership to Develop Autonomous Flight Safety System for Spaceport Nova Scotia
The planned system would move flight termination decisions onboard launch vehicles rather than relying on traditional ground-based safety processes.
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Maritime Launch Services (MAXQF) partnered with Galaxia to develop an autonomous flight safety system for operations at Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Galaxia will develop and supply the Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS), designed to process launch vehicle sensor data onboard and determine whether flight termination criteria have been met. The planned system would reduce reliance on traditional ground-based launch safety processes. Maritime Launch is funding the development program with support through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.
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- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Galaxia will develop and supply an autonomous flight safety system for Maritime Launch's Spaceport Nova Scotia operations.
- Minor pointDevelopment funding includes National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program support.
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- Minor pointMaritime Launch is funding the development program, with support through NRC IRAP.
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The AFSS will be designed to process launch vehicle sensor data onboard and determine whether termination criteria have been met, reducing reliance on traditional ground-based range safety processes and enabling a more automated, resilient, and scalable approach to launch safety. Drawing on Galaxia's expertise in space-qualified computing, real-time data processing, and high-reliability spacecraft systems, the AFSS will be developed as a dedicated system for demanding and challenging launch environments. It will incorporate redundant radiation-hardened controllers, deterministic real-time signal processing, multi-sensor data fusion for vehicle health monitoring, and a space-grade independent power system to support reliable operation under mission-critical conditions.
Both companies are headquartered in
"This partnership demonstrates how Atlantic Canadian companies are building the technologies needed for
The development program is being funded by Maritime Launch Services with support through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The investment supports the development of Canadian technology and domestic capability for safe and reliable launch operations.
"Maritime Launch is building the launch capability
About Galaxia
Galaxia is a Canadian space technology company developing advanced satellite platforms and mission infrastructure for commercial, civil, and defence customers. Through its MissionOne program and next-generation spacecraft platforms, Galaxia is helping enable responsive and sovereign space capabilities for
About Maritime Launch Services
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (CBOE: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) is a Canadian-owned commercial space company based in Nova Scotia. Maritime Launch is developing Spaceport Nova Scotia, a dual-use spaceport designed to support both civil and defence-related space missions. Spaceport Nova Scotia will provide satellite launch services to the Government of Canada and domestic and international clients across the global commercial space market, supporting a wide range of orbital inclinations from a single location.
Spaceport Nova Scotia is Canada's first orbital launch complex, enabling small and medium launch vehicles to place satellites into low Earth orbit.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/maritimelaunch

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What will Galaxia develop for Maritime Launch Services at Spaceport Nova Scotia?
Galaxia will develop and supply an Autonomous Flight Safety System for launch operations at Spaceport Nova Scotia. It will be designed to process launch vehicle sensor data onboard and determine whether flight termination criteria have been met, reducing reliance on traditional ground-based launch safety processes.