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Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
Starsailor is the first Canadian student-led space launch since 1998 and received Transport Canada approval, with over 700 Concordia students contributing since 2018.
- Students from Concordia University in Montreal launched the 13-metre liquid-fuel Starsailor rocket from northern Quebec on Friday at 5:34 a.m.
- The launch followed seven years of engineering work and was the first student-led space launch officially approved by Transport Canada.
- The rocket lifted off near the Cree community of Mistissini, with students collaborating closely with Cree leaders, but the rocket separated earlier than planned within a minute of liftoff.
- Charles Kiyanda, an associate professor at Concordia, expressed optimism that observers will recognize the project's feasibility, while alumna Hannah Jack Halcro commented that everyone remains quite satisfied with the achievement.
- Although Starsailor likely did not reach the 100-kilometre space boundary, this launch marks a significant step toward Canada’s first space launch from its soil in over 25 years.
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Concordia students send Starsailor rocket flying and enter the history books
At 5:34 a.m. ET, the rocket blasted off in a flash of light, captured in a livestream posted to YouTube, from a base camp about 250 kilometres north of Mistissini, on Cree territory. Though questions remain around whether it reached space, the students say they're proud of what they achieved.
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Students from Concordia University launched their Starsailor rocket from a base camp about 250 kilometres north of Mistissini.
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A group of students from Concordia University managed to launch a rocket from an isolated location in northern Quebec.
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It remains to be seen whether the 13-metre aircraft has achieved its goal of going into space.
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