NordSpace dream of Canada’s first commercial rocket launch flames out after multiple launchpad fires

After another round of unsuccessful launch attempts, NordSpace’s dreams of Canada’s first commercial rocket launch remain temporarily grounded.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”

The company planned to launch its Taiga rocket this week from the Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) site near St. Lawrence, Nfld., but was unsuccessful due to a slight difference in the quality of its propellants used between tests and the live launch attempt, the company said in a blog post on its website . A new launch date is expected sometime in the “coming weeks.”

The company decided to forgo its second launch window after multiple attempts were halted by minor fires on the launchpad. NordSpace said its propellant issues led to a “fuel-rich scenario” whe