Hanwha Ocean
MOU to explore strategic investment and collaboration on launch (May 2026).
Reaction Dynamics
SpaceDefenceLongueuil, QC
Develops Aurora, a hybrid-propulsion small-satellite launch vehicle using patented solid fuel pellets with hydrogen peroxide, plus green in-space propulsion systems, from its Longueuil, Quebec facility.
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About
Company site: reactiondynamics.spaceDevelops Aurora, a hybrid-propulsion small-satellite launch vehicle using patented solid fuel pellets with hydrogen peroxide, plus green in-space propulsion systems, from its Longueuil, Quebec facility.
Selected for an $8.3M Phase 1 award under National Defence's IDEaS Launch the North programme, Responsive Light-Lift stream, targeting a first orbital launch in 2028. reactiondynamics.space
Signed an MOU with South Korea's Hanwha Ocean to explore strategic investment, unveiled at its new Longueuil facility (May 2026). spaceq.ca
Readying a containerized Aurora rocket that fits inside a standard shipping container for suborbital flight (July 2026). spaceq.ca
Awarded EUR 300,000 through NATO's DIANA defence accelerator (September 2025). betakit.com
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), National Defence — Launch the North contest, Round 1 (Responsive Light-Lift) — grant
NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), Phase 2 — challenge funding (euro amount; see highlight)
2025betakit.comAerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (REGI-ARRI), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions — repayable contribution
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Bachar Elzein
CEO & CTO
Maxime Goulet-Bourdon
Chief Operating Officer
Technology Focus
Company site: reactiondynamics.spaceTerms the company uses about its own work.
Hybrid rocket propulsionRegeneratively cooled hybrid enginesContainerized launchGreen in-space propulsionResponsive launch
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