Canadian Space Mining Corporation Rebrands as Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation, Launches Nuclear and R&D Subsidiaries
Press Release
TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 /CNW/ - Canadian Space Mining Corporation today announced its rebrand to Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC), reflecting the company's evolution into a space and defence company developing nuclear reactors and other mission-critical technologies that advance Canada's strategic interests in sovereignty, energy security, and exploration.
The rebrand marks a pivotal moment in CSMC's growth since its founding in 2020, signifying its transition from a pioneering space resources startup to a nationally recognized developer of dual-use technologies for both terrestrial and off-world applications. This follows CSMC's funding and contracts with globally strategic customers including the Department of National Defence, NATO, and the European Space Agency.
CSMC Nuclear Inc. to Lead Development of LEUNR Micro-Reactor Technology
At the core of CSMC's new strategic direction is CSMC Nuclear, which will lead development and commercialization of the LEUNR micro reactor. Engineered to deliver resilient, transportable, and clean energy, LEUNR is directly aligned with:
Arctic defence and NORAD-aligned missions
Getting remote and Indigenous communities off of diesel generators
Edge compute for remote AI data centres
Critical national infrastructure requiring uninterrupted power
Lunar surface operations and deep-space missions
The LEUNR platform positions CSMC as a leading Canadian company developing deployable micro-reactors, a technology increasingly viewed as essential for national security, decarbonization, and long-duration off-grid operations.
CSMC Labs Inc. to Accelerate R&D in Dual-Use Systems, and Quantum Sensors
CSMC has also launched CSMC Labs, its advanced research and development division. CSMC Labs will focus on technologies essential to the future of Canada's space and defence capabilities, including:
Quantum sensor development in partnership with ESAQASM, enabling next-generation navigation, resource detection, and situational awareness capabilities for defence and off-world missions
Dual-use space and resource systems
Mission-critical engineering for extreme environments
Innovation and engineering services
The integration of quantum sensing, space systems, and dual-use technologies positions CSMC Labs as a cornerstone of Canada's next generation of deep-tech innovation.
A Vision Grounded in Sovereignty and Capability
"Our evolution to Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation is about more than a new name. It reflects our refined purpose and mission driven objectives," said Daniel Sax, Founder and CEO of CSMC. "Canada needs sovereign capabilities to power and protect its future, and secure its prosperity from the Arctic to the Moon. CSMC exists to deliver those capabilities through innovation, partnerships, and national leadership."
Sax continued, "With CSMC Nuclear and CSMC Labs, we're building the foundation for Canada to lead in critical technologies that serve both national and allied interests -- where energy, defence, and exploration converge."
About Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC)
Founded in 2020, Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (formerly Canadian Space Mining Corporation) is a Canadian space and defence company developing mission-critical technologies at the intersection of energy, resources, and sovereignty. Through its subsidiaries - CSMC Nuclear and CSMC Labs - the company is advancing innovation in microreactor systems, energy resilience, and dual-use technologies to support Canada's strategic missions on Earth and beyond.
Noah Note: A well-earned rebrand. CSMC has long since branched out of it's mining roots, although truthfully the company was always more. I have a lot of love for the folks of CSMC. I love seeing my friends succeed, and this is one of those cases where I can smile happily.
They deserve this. The company was recently awarded a contract by the Luxembourg Space Agency for the development of quantum gravimetry sensors. They've also been awarded funsing under the Canadian Space Agencies Space Technology Development Program (STDP) Initiative to continue development of their Low Enriched Uranium Nuclear Reactor (LEUNR). Just the other week they also joined NATO DIANAs 2026 cohort!
Of course nothing is cooler than a modern SLOWPOKE, and that is their flagship. The company still hopes to put a reactor on the moon by the end of the decade, a highly-ambitious goal but one that, out of all the people on earth, I know Daniel is crazy enough to do, the madlad he is.
Anywho, enough of me gawking over people. This is the right step. Truthfully the company has always been a technology company. This kight shock people but mining in space is a difficult endeavor that essentially forces you to redevelop the entire process on earth into one of the most unforgicing and inhospitable environments possible.
That always requires a lot of redevlopment of many basic things that we can take for granted. Energy, Transport, even Habitability…. All of which are problems that any space mining company needs to resolve before they do anything.
The pivot away from mining better reflects, to me, the companies growing role as a technology developer over their endgoal, which has slowly shifted towards LEUNR.