Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics
Flight  Demonstration Vehicle for an Advanced Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology — Launching  satellites is an expensive and unreliable process, yet demand for microsat  launch services increases year after year. Reaction Dynamics is pioneering a revolutionary,  inherently safe type of propulsion system. This technology demonstration aims  to develop the competencies necessary to use hybrid rocket engines in launch  vehicles, and build and operate launch vehicles reliably. Additionally, other  systems for supporting space launch operations, such as ground infrastructure,  supply chains, avionics and communication systems, will be developed. Within  this proposal, Reaction Dynamics hopes to launch the flight demonstration vehicle  to an altitude of at least 100 km by early to mid- 2020 . Starting as early as 2023 , the company aims to jump-start an orbital satellite launch service in  Canada, targeting the emerging market of CubeSats, microsats as well as Earth  observation missions.