Ontario students launched a rocket 19,354 metres in the air | The Moment
31-08-2026 04:02 via cbc.ca

Ontario students launched a rocket 19,354 metres in the air | The Moment

Waterloo Rocketry team lead Alex Pacheco tells The National about the moment the team launched their liquid bipropellant rocket, Polaris, breaking the world record for the highest apogee achieved by an amateur liquid-propellant rocket.
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