Meet Canada's first commercial spaceport this week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Al-Ahmad of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

Spaceport Nova Scotia is Canada's first commercial spaceport.

This week we learn more about Canada's growing commercial space industry and what the

spaceport can do for the country's exploration aspirations.

We're joined by Steve Mateer and Sasha Jacob, the CEO and chairman of Maritime Launch Services.

Then, Bruce Betz joins me for What's Up and a new random space fact.

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As Canada's first commercial launch site, Spaceport Nova Scotia represents a significant step forward for Canada's space industry.

It's located near Canso, a small community in the northeastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia.

The project is being developed by Maritime Launch

Services Incorporated, which is a publicly traded company. Commercial partnerships have been a part of

humanity's journey to space from the very beginning, but we've all noticed the change in the past

decade. Commercial rockets and launch services have transformed the way that we go to space,

and the conversations that we're to space, and the conversations

that we're having around ethics of space travel and environmental protection.

In this changing landscape, maritime launch services hopes to help Canada become a competitive

player in the global space market by providing a dedicated and environmentally friendly

facility for launching satellites and other missions,

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