Opening Remarks

Speaker(s):
Session Moderator: Welcome and housekeeping
IDEaS Director General/Director: Setting the context and framing the session

Scene-Setting: Where Medium-Lift Needs to Go

Speaker(s):
1-2 industry speakers, 10-15 minutes each:
• Why medium lift is important for CAF and Canada? (MDA/3CSD)
• The economics of space launch and what the sweet spot for Canada is? (Polaris)

Fan out for Lunch

Participants pickup lunch and head to breakout rooms.

Breakout 1 — Identifying Binding Constraints at Medium-Lift Scale

Moderated discussions on pre-identified themes:
1. Propulsion & engine systems
2. Structures, materials & mass fraction
3. Avionics, GNC & autonomy
4. Manufacturing, test & qualification at scale

Extended Synthesis Coffee Break

Health break. Participants pick up coffee/tea and head back to plenary room.
Moderators, note takers, breakout session leaders and scientific advisors synthesize key takeaways from their discussions to share with plenary.

Plenary - Barrier Read-Out & Prioritization

Presentations from each breakout session on their key takeaways

Fan out for sessions

Participants head to breakout rooms.

Breakout 2 — From Technical Constraints to Program Design Principles

Moderated discussions on pre-identified themes:
1. Constraints & exclusions
2. Ecosystem roles & authority (integrators, suppliers, academia, government)
3. Time & phasing realism
4. Sustainability & government coordination

Second Synthesis Coffee Break

Health break. Participants pick up coffee/tea and head back to plenary room.
Moderators, note takers, breakout session leaders and scientific advisors synthesize key takeaways from their discussions to share with plenary.

From Barriers to Program Design Principles

Presentations from each breakout session on their key takeaways:

Close & Next Steps