An Astra Labs member reaching up beside Pioneer, a red-and-white rocket, on the Launch Canada range

Team 06 · Seneca Polytechnic

We build rockets at Seneca.

20-odd students, seven programs, one red rocket. Pioneer made it to Launch Canada in Timmins this August. It didn't pass pre-launch inspection, so we're refitting it and starting a second rocket for 2027.

Come build with us How Timmins went

Pioneer

New G10 bulkhead going in. Flight-ready target: Nov 30.

2027 rocket

First design review Nov 30. Preliminary review Jan 31.

Recruiting

Any program. No rocketry experience needed.

Our rockets

Short list so far. Give us time.

2026

Pioneer

Went to Launch Canada 2026. Didn't pass pre-launch inspection. Refit underway.

2027

Name coming soon

4-inch airframe on 75 mm Cesaroni hardware with the next payload. In design.

Launch Canada · Aug 15–22, 2026

A week in Timmins

Sun, Aug 16

Three team members holding two airframe sections together for a fit check

Test-fitting airframe sections. Many hands, one drill.

Tue, Aug 18

Team members in Astra Labs shirts gathered around a table while two mentors look over a rocket

Sitting down with mentors to walk them through our build.

Thu, Aug 20

A team member sitting beside Pioneer, pointing to the PIONEER lettering on the airframe

Pioneer out at our tent on the range.

Fri, Aug 21

Two team members photographing another team's launch from the flight line

Watching other teams fly. Ours didn't pass pre-launch inspection. Not the ending we wanted, so we're going again.

Five Astra Labs members in team shirts standing in front of a large Canadian flag at the Launch Canada hall

The crew

Small team. Real rockets.

We're a Seneca Student Federation club. Members come from seven programs, including Electronics Engineering Technology and Computer Programming and Analysis.

Subteams own the airframe, avionics and recovery, payload, ground software and operations. We lean on mentors from the rocketry community when we get stuck.

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The crew at the Launch Canada hall, August 2026. Faculty advisor: Prof. Houman Hakima. Photos by Wendy Liu.

Thank you

Pioneer wouldn't exist without the people who helped pay for it.

Sponsor the 2027 rocket →

SANDBOX

Help us build the 2027 rocket.

Any Seneca program. About five hours a week for at least six months. We'll teach you the rest.

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