Elizabeth Howell, Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022. She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years before that, since 2012. Elizabeth's reporting includes an exclusive with Office of the Vice-President of the United States, speaking several times with the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. Her latest book, 'Why Am I Taller?', is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University and (soon) a Bachelor of History from Athabasca University. Elizabeth is also a post-secondary instructor in communications and science since 2015. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday. Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@howellspace
Canada's coastlines, said to be the longest in the world, share many of good attributes for spaceports. They are not only largely rural locations, but Canada's high latitudes also allow for polar launches that are perfect for globalSuborbital sounding rockets for atmospheric studies used to fly from Canada regularly from the far north, in a rocket range in Churchill, near Hudson Bay.
Black Brant rockets launched 3,500 times from there between the 1950s and 1981, according toThe location of Maritime Launch serves polar/sun-synchronous and a wide range of other inclinations. This enables a broad offering to the commercial space transportation industry. #maritimelaunch 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fiSeVy8VzWThe last-ever suborbital launch there was 25 years ago by Akjuit Aerospace Inc.
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