THE CHURCHILL RESEARCH RANGE AND CANADA'S SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM

• Main Author: Rettie,R. S.
• Other Authors: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Rockets; Ground Support Sys & Facil For Space Vehicles; (*RANGES(FACILITIES); CANADA); (*SOUNDING ROCKETS; RANGES(FACILITIES)); (*LAUNCHING SITES; ARCTIC REGIONS); CANADA; ROCKET RESEARCH; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TELEMETER SYSTEMS; RADAR TRACKING; IMPACT PREDICTION; SITE SELECTION; HISTORY; AURORAE; RESEARCH MANAGEMENT; NIKE; AEROBEE; BLACK BRANT; *CHURCHILL RESEARCH RANGE; Arctic; Brant; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0705772; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0705772

The Churchill Research Range, located on the shores of Hudson Bay in the geographic centre of Canada, is unique in many respects. It is located in the middle of the zone of maximum occurrence of the aurora boralis and is ideally suited for scientific investigations of this and related geophysical phenomena. Sounding rockets have been launched from the Churchill Research Range for over a decade and currently nearly 80 major scientific rockets and nearly 200 meteorological rockets are launched annually on behalf of Canadian, American, and other scientists. In view of its sub-arctic location, most of these rockets are fired from within buildings, and all other equipment must be similarly protected. The paper will deal with the operation of the Churchill Research Range, operations at other northern launch sites in Canada, and the relationship of these to the Canadian scientifc sounding rocket program. (Author)