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Stephen Matier is the President and CEO of Maritime Launch Services. He is also the\u202fvisionary\u202fbehind Spaceport Nova Scotia, a world-class\u202fcommercial space complex\u202fthat will launch Canada into the global space industry. Steve and his team at Maritime Launch will carry the next set of stories about space INTO space later this summer (Mission 03, currently open for story submissions) through the STORIES of Space non-profit organization. \xa0

Today on the podcast, Steve explains how space exploration was always in his background AND backyard! Steve started as a mechanical engineer (Bachelor of Science, University of New Mexico) and worked at NASA\u2019s White Sands Test Facility.\xa0 At Maritime Launch, Matier leads\u202fcoordination\u202fand approval\u202famong provincial, federal, and international governing bodies, securing private financing,\u202fleading satellite sales, coordinating launch vehicle integration\u202fand selecting best-in-class commercial firms to support launch operations.\u202f\u202f\xa0

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As part of Steve\u2019s work with Maritime Launch,\u202fhe is\u202fdriving the\u202fcollaboration and partnerships\u202fto\u202fsupport the development of a safe and environmentally sustainable\u202fcommercial space launch market\u202fin Canada. With satellite and launch vehicle clients within Canada and\u202faround\u202fthe globe interested in launching from Spaceport Nova Scotia, Maritime Launch is\u202fjoining a\u202fglobal industry that will exceed one trillion dollars annually within the next 20 years.\u202f\xa0

\u202fWhile\u202fSteve\u2019s\u202fday-to-day focus is\u202fsquarely focused\u202fon\u202fdeveloping Canada\u2019s first commercial spaceport, Matier\u2019s interest\u202fin space\u202fextends beyond the technology and the launch itself.\u202fSteve has a\u202fpassion for teaching, which\u202fmeans he is never far from the classroom, whether guest lecturing at a local high school physics class\u202fin Canso or\u202fpresenting to kids at summer programs\u202fin Antigonish.\u202fHe has driven partnerships with St. Francis Xavier University and Cape Breton University and supports Dalhousie\u2019s\u202fCubeSat\u202fprogram. His passion\u202ffor working with\u202fschools began in his early career in the Space Shuttle program,\u202fwith the recognition that kids can look up into space and see opportunities for themselves on the ground.\u202f\xa0\xa0

Steve is a recipient of the prestigious Silver Snoopy Award, an honor for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.\xa0

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