Space Concordia
Space Concordia, commonly referred to as SC, is an award winning student organisation at Concordia University (Montreal).[1] The student group is dedicated to the development of space technology. Over 150 members are organised in four divisions.[2]
Space Concordia's Rocketry division is currently competing in the Base 11 Space Challenge, developing a liquid fuelled rocket with the goal to cross the Kármán line.[3][4]
The development, and most of the manufacturing is done in-house by students, including the construction of the mobile engine test stand Trailer Tom.[4]
History
Space Concordia was founded in 2010 by assistant professor Scott Gleason at Concordia University with the purpose of competing in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC).[5][6] The team had less than ten members then. Their entry in the competition, the satellite Consat-1, won first price.[7] The team working on satellites became later the Spacecraft division of Space Concordia.
In 2012 Rocketry and Robotics divisions were founded. Robotics builds rovers and Rocketry is dedicated to the construction of rockets.
Rocketry division's first rocket ever, Arcturus, was awarded 2nd place in the payload category of the 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) in 2015.[8][9] The solid rocket reached a height of 12,705ft.
In 2016, Space Concordia won 2nd place in the basic category of the 11th IREC.[10]
In 2018, the rocket Supersonice reached a height of 30,000 feet and a top speed of mach 1.8. Space Concordia's first supersonic rocket won first place in the Spaceport America Cup.[11]
Later in 2018, Rocketry started development of a liquid fuelled rocket to compete in the Base 11 Space Challenge. Space Concordia won second place in the design phase and first place in the Critical Design Review (CDR).[12][1]
On June 18 2021, they successfully completed a hot-fire test of the engine. Space Concordia fired the most powerful liquid fuelled student rocket engine, producing an average thrust of 35 kN at ground level.[13]
Divisions
Space Concordia is organised in four divisions: Robotics, Rocketry, Spacecraft and Space Health.[4]
Awards
- 2015 2nd place in the payload category of IREC[9]
- 2016 2nd place in the basic category of the 11th IREC[10]
- 2018 1st place in 30k ft category of the Spaceport America Cup[11]
- 2019 2nd place in design review of the Base 11 Space Challenge[12]
- 2021 1st place in the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Base 11 Space Challenge[14][1]
Rockets
Space Concordia has build and launched four rockets so far.[8]
- Arcturus (2015)
- Aurelius (2016)
- Maurice (2017)
- Supersonice (2018)
- Starsailor (under development)
See also
References
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