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NordSpace prepares Taiga for another launch attempt
Rahul Goel's company is preparing a suborbital flight after cryogenic propellant problems delayed an earlier attempt at its Newfoundland spaceport.
Rahul Goel at NordSpace's manufacturing facility in Markham, Ontario.Photo: Courtesy of NordSpace
The context
Where the work begins
NordSpace is preparing another attempt to launch its Taiga rocket after a technical problem with cryogenic propellants delayed a flight in fall 2025. A successful suborbital launch would be the first Canadian commercial rocket flight from a private Canadian spaceport. Founder Rahul Goel established the company in 2022 to build and launch rockets in Canada.
The takeaway
What follows
Goel graduated in aerospace engineering in 2016 and is pursuing a doctorate at U of T's Institute for Aerospace Studies. He previously founded event-management company PheedLoop, with early support from the university's Entrepreneurship Hatchery. Alongside Taiga, NordSpace is developing larger Tundra and Titan rockets and planning its first satellite.
Source reporting
NordSpace prepares Taiga for another launch attempt
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