Contributions awarded under LEAP
Summary
| Date of publication | Announcement of opportunity | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Technology development: to support the development of technologies targeting the lunar economy and looking to be included into lunar mission supply chains. | $8.54 million | |
| Capability demonstration: to support the demonstration of lunar technology payloads and their launch to the Moon. | $9.8 million |
Additional funding opportunities, including those related to LEAP, can be found on our list of opportunities in research and development, and space innovation.
Technology development
Following a Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) Technology development Announcement of opportunity (AO) issued in , the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded contributions to support the Canadian space industry in the development of technologies targeting the lunar economy with the goal of being included in lunar mission supply chains.
| Organization | Contribution value | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Control Space Services Inc. Ottawa, Ontario |
$1,168,387 | Commercial Lunar Payload Operations and Data Management System |
| Lumibird Canada Ottawa, Ontario |
$441,003 | OPALS Enabling Autonomous Robotics in the New Space Economy |
| Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc. Markham, Ontario |
$1,549,000 | Innovative Lunar Dust Mitigation Technologies – Performance Evaluation on the Moon and in Ground Simulators |
| NGC Aerospace Ltd. Sherbrooke, Quebec |
$785,413 | Relative Navigation and Hazard Detection & Avoidance Integration for Commercial Landers |
| Felix & Paul Studios Inc. Montreal, Quebec |
$482,607 | FPS Lunar EVA Immersive Camera (LEIC) |
| COM DEV Limited (Honeywell Aerospace) Cambridge, Ontario |
$1,452,250 | Broadband Optical Lunar Datalink (BOLD) |
| Avalon Space Toronto, Ontario |
$1,499,836 | Mission Data Tool for New Space Science & Exploration |
| Burloak Technologies Oakville, Ontario |
$1,162,330 | Additive Manufacturing (AM) Advancements in Material & Structural Components for the Overall Weight Reduction of Lunar Rovers |
Capability demonstration
Following a Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) Capability demonstration AO issued in , the CSA awarded contributions to support the Canadian space industry in the demonstration of lunar technology payloads and their launch to the Moon.
Three Canadian companies have received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to test their technologies in the harsh environment of the Moon. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, Canadensys Aerospace, Mission Control – MoonNet, NGC Aerospace)
| Organization | Contribution value | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Control Space Services Inc. Ottawa, Ontario |
$3,500,000 | Demonstration of an Artificial Intelligence software operating a Virtual Reality Camera System and a Rover |
| Mission Control Space Services Inc. Ottawa, Ontario |
$3,042,959 | Fullstack Exploration – A Demonstration of Flight and Ground Software Technologies to Augment Autonomy for Lunar Rovers |
| Canadensys Aerospace Corporation Caledon, Ontario |
$2,498,664 | Canadian Smart Lunar Vision System Performance Validation & Capability Demonstration |
| NGC Aerospace Ltd. Sherbrooke, Quebec |
$726,249 | Crater-Based Absolute Navigation Demonstration |
Contact
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