A company hoping to launch rockets from southern Newfoundland says it has signed a $20-million contract with the Department of National Defence. In a news release, Nordspace says the 10-year agreement gives the federal department priority access to a dedicated launch pad at the company’s Atlantic Spaceport Complex, which is under construction on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Nordspace says the money covers the cost of maintaining the facility and keeping it ready for launches.

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