Canada announced a $200 million investment in space launch infrastructure, signing a 10-year agreement for a dedicated launch pad in Nova Scotia. The country's defense minister cited "a more complex and unpredictable security environment" as motivation. Canada also awarded $8.3 million each to domestic rocket companies NordSpace, Canada Rocket Company, and Reaction Dynamics, signaling a push for sovereign launch capabilities amid growing tensions with the United States.

Rocket Lab secured its largest-ever launch contract, a $190 million deal for 20 hypersonic test flights using its Haste vehicle for the US Department of Defense. The modified Electron rocket will support hypersonic flight experiments, with missions expected to begin within months. This agreement demonstrates continued strong demand for Rocket Lab's responsive launch capabilities in the government sector.

Europe's launch landscape sees Isar Aerospace targeting March 23 for its second Spectrum rocket test flight. Germany's HyImpulse Technologies plans launches from Scotland's SaxaVord Spaceport, while South Korea's Innospace identified a gas leak as the cause of its Hanbit-Naro rocket failure, with a return-to-flight target in the third quarter.