Mission operations took place at Spaceport Nova Scotia which is owned and operated by Maritime Launch Services (MLS). The Barracuda single-stage rocket is 4.5 meters long, 200mm in diameter and is propelled by a solid R-class impulse motor. Both the rocket and the motor were designed and manufactured by T-Minus Engineering. Its payload compartment measures …
The ASX is owned and Operated by NordSpace and is located on the picturesque coast near St. Lawrence Newfoundland. BBA has been contracted by NordSpace to fulfill the Range Safety Officer (RSO) duties for their first launch. David LeFrancois had the privilege of being the RSO during the week of August 25-29 for the first …
The Quebec Rocketry Club’s annual summer launch took place on July 12th and 13th in Saint-Prime Quebec, Canada. We had good weather and approvals to launch up to 12,000′. This rocket is a Frenzy with dual deployment black powder ejection charges. It was a flight to 4,184′ with the drogue chute deploying at apogee and …
Last time I flew to British Columbia (BC) was in 2014 to ferry a 1969 Citabria back to Ontario. This recent mission to BC in May 2025 was quite different. This time it was for flight training at Canada’s first electric aircraft flight school with Sealand Flight Ltd. in Campbell River (CYBL) on Vancouver Island. CYBL …
On April 29th, 2025 the inaugural Canadian Space Launch Conference was held in Ottawa at the Canadian Aviation & Space Museum. The conference brought together industry, government, academia, and not-for-profits to explore the impact sovereign launch capabilities will have on Canada. The day was inspirational and packed with exciting conversations on and off the front …
