Astrophysicist eyes up Island for space launch site
Vancouver Island has been identified as a possible location for a Canadian space-launch site. Redouane Al Fakir has drawn plenty of attention to himself in the past few months as he has led the charge for Space Launch Canada. He says Canada could save money by having their own launch site, rather than spending money to launch satellites in other countries, such as India. Read more
Dr. Redouane Al Fakir, an astrophysicist at Green College, the University of British Columbia, says he'd like to use a clearcut as the site of a spaceport, which would launch rockets and satellites into space. Read more