On April 29, 2023, BBA had the honour of launching rockets with the 534 Raider Squadron – Royal Canadian Air Cadets based in Peterborough Ontario. This is the second year we held this event in Nicholls Oval Park. As is tradition, it seems, the weather was a bit rainy to put it mildly. All in …
In early April BBA’s David LeFrancois visited Canada’s first commercial spaceport in Canso Nova Scotia as a member of the Launch Canada delegation. The visit involved touring the launch site, setting up a launch rail, and testing out the launch control system that will be used for an inaugural launch from the spaceport in July. …
It was a fun afternoon on Rice Lake launching some rockets. Here are some video clips from yesterday’s event. Rocketry – Beyond Blue Aerospace
A beautiful day at Saint-Pie-de-Guire attending the Quebec rocketry club’s annual October sky launch. The event allows flights up to 6,000′ . This video is a Level 3 certification flight for David using a 4″ diameter Patriot rocket on an Aerotech J270W with a 10s ejection delay. The main chute was set to open at …
We have made several trips to Cochrane Ontario to promote and develop aviation, rocketry, and spaceflight in Northern Ontario over the last year. Initial visit and meetings Northern Space Event 2021 Rockets on Ice/Space Centre Opening These were the key local events leading up to the inaugural Stardust Festival, a co-sponsored event with Launch Canada. …
