LET'S GO CANADA!!!

Space Concordia is live with the first space shot from Canada in the last 25 years!!!

#space #canada #LETSFUCKINGO!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/live/610YciEs8qg

Starsailor Launch - To Space and Beyond

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128 km apogee planned, 21 minute flight time, launch at 5 AM EDT.

Weather is currently green!

Currently shouting out all the sponsors for the project. I'm thrilled with how commercial folks have partnered with the university. The Indigenous partnership is amazing too.

Ad astra Starsailor!!!! 🇨🇦

Kerosene and helium have been loaded - started around 10 pm EDT.

Liquid oxygen load is underway.

"For a liquid rocket engine you need to test it, then you need to test it, then you need to test it again"
LOX (liquid oxygen) venting as they fill the rocket.
Amazing there's still a dude on the launch stand...
It's expected the rocket will be off the rail in 3 seconds, 5:1 thrust ratio

The rocket contains approx 450kg Liquid Oxygen and Kerosene at launch and is 12 feet tall.

Incredible vehicle designed by a student program.

T-0 slightly delayed - Space Concordia
T-0 pushed back 15 minutes
The fuel is Jet-A gasoline, oxidizer is Liquid Oxygen. Not RP1. My mistake!
Flight plan: 9 G expected prior to apogee
Mission control is very robust!
the kahones on these two folks..!
the pad crew has departed! ready to fire call made.

700 students have contributed to this project.

T-4!
https://www.youtube.com/live/610YciEs8qg

Starsailor Launch - To Space and Beyond

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Stream crew asked to evacuate - clock set back to T-10 - sounding pretty firm outside of vehicle anomalies!

Let's go Concordia!! 🇨🇦

T-5!!! AD ASTRA CONCORDIA!!! 🇨🇦

LAUNCH!!! Canada's first space shot in 25 years!!!!!

Congratulations Concordia!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS CONCORDIA!!!! YOU DID IT!!!!!

Canada is back in the space race!!!

The vehicle may have separated early, but data is still forthcoming.

This is still huge! A vehicle completely Canadian, including the engine, making a space shot, this hasn't been done in 25 years. Congratulations to Concordia for an incredible launch.

Y'all should be so, so proud. Canada is proud! 🇨🇦

hearing that it may have been POGO oscillation that was a problem - but I'm looking forward to hearing what Space Concordia releases in a post-mortem.

Incredible work. Incredible launch. They all should be so, so proud. I'm beaming this morning!