The 65-year-old was born and raised in “Irishtown” — local speak for Canso — and he has witnessed the losses firsthand. MAXQ is also Maritime Launch Service’s ticker on the neophyte NEO exchange, which speaks to its CEO’s endearing, unflinching, space-loving geekiness. For example, Colorado-based United Launch Services LLC has 150 successful launches to its credit, which is exactly 150 more launches than MLS. He also runs Toronto-based Jacob Capital Management Inc., and he is a space nerd whose great-uncle, Josef Blumrich, was a NASA engineer. Jacob has long been a player in the penny-stock realm, a dicey arena, but sometimes those bets pay off.

Source: National Post October 11, 2022 14:09 UTC