{"id":625321,"date":"2026-04-24T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625321\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:14:09","slug":"canadian-satellite-firms-say-theyre-looking-forward-to-launching-from-home-soil-under-bill-c-28-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625321\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian satellite firms say they&#8217;re looking forward to launching from home soil\u00a0under Bill C-28 &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    The Canadian Space Launch Act, introduced on April 21, would amend the country\u2019s regulatory framework to allow for &#8216;sovereign space launch capabilities.&#8217;                <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"600\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560-300x150.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560-1024x512.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560-768x384.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hansen-CSA-screenshot.t69e12894.m2048@0.png.pv_.xZDoW8T57-e1776974480560-600x300.jpg.webp 600w\"\/>                     On an April 8 space call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, astronaut Jeremy Hansen, pictured second left with American Artemis II crew members Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover, praised the collaboration between Canada and the U.S. Screenshot courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency                                <\/p>\n<p>Ottawa\u2019s efforts to establish the ability to send people and infrastructure into space from within Canada\u2019s borders is winning praise from domestic satellite firms\u2014all of whom currently travel outside the country to send their products into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.<a id=\"subLinkStoryPage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/get-a-subscription\" style=\"float: left; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif !important;\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/a> Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. <\/p>\n<p class=\"playfair\" style=\"font-size: 11pt !important; font-weight: 600!important;  margin-top: 20px; float: left; width: 100%;  padding:; margin: 0; color: #252525;\"> Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper. <\/p>\n<p class=\"playfair\" style=\"font-size: 11pt !important; color: #000; margin: 0; float: left; font-weight: 900 !important; width: 100%;  padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0;\"> Cancel anytime. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        Get Foreign Policy Newsletter&#13;<br \/>\n        The key issues and people influencing Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy. 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