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title: "Ottawa space firm Mission Control raises $10M and plans to hire 35 people"
description: "Mission Control Space Services, based in Little Italy, closed a $10 million funding round and will add at least 35 jobs over the next six to eight months as it builds its first lunar rover prototype."
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last_updated: "2026-11-11T23:47:11.049Z"
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An Ottawa space firm has closed a $10 million funding round and plans to hire at least 35 people over the next six to eight months as it builds its first lunar rover.

Mission Control Space Services, based in Little Italy, raised the money through a mix of equity and debt financing led by GreenSky Ventures of Toronto, the Ottawa Business Journal reported on November 11, 2026. The company currently employs 50 people and expects to grow to around 85 once the new hires are in place.

## What the company is building

Mission Control is building a lunar utility vehicle weighing 2,000 kilograms and made from aluminum, stainless steel and composites. The vehicle is designed to carry cargo and life-support systems for astronauts on the surface of the Moon. Chief executive Ewan Reid told the Ottawa Business Journal: "We've done something like 36 projects related to the moon. We've done all these different pieces. The one thing we hadn't done is actually build a rover."

The first prototype is expected to be ready for testing at its Ottawa facility by the first quarter of 2027.

## The contract it is pursuing

Mission Control is competing with other Canadian firms for a contract with the Canadian Space Agency to deliver a lunar rover by 2031. Reid described the new funding as a "big boost" that will help the company "accelerate into the ability to execute."

The company recently doubled its space in Little Italy to 15,000 square feet, the Ottawa Business Journal reported. It also opened a second facility in St. Marys, Ontario, for prototyping and testing.

## Ottawa jobs

The planned 35 hires over six to eight months represent a 70 percent increase above the company's current headcount of 50, by the figures the Ottawa Business Journal reported.

Reid told the outlet that federal moves toward faster space initiatives were among the most encouraging signs for the company's work: "That is the most encouraging thing."

Ottawa residents interested in working in the technology sector can follow Mission Control Space Services for hiring updates as it hires over the coming months. More Ottawa news is at [/on/ottawa-2026/news](/on/ottawa-2026/news).

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