NordSpace to launch first rocket out of St. Lawrence, N.L. 56 minutes ago Ontario-based aerospace company, NordSpace, hopes to launch its first rocket out of St. Lawerence, N.L. today.

Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to become part of Canadian space history on Friday, when the country's first commercial rocket launch takes off from near St. Lawrence on the Burin Peninsula.

The launch will be a test of NordSpace's single-engine rocket, called Taiga — a six-metre tall rocket created using 3D-printed metal. The launch was originally scheduled for Monday, but the initial launch and subsequent rehearsals were hampered by weather.

The launch will be suborbital, meaning the rocket won't orbit Earth, and will only be in the air for about a minute before it splashes into the Atlantic Oc

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