Gallery

The crew, unfiltered.

Everything from our week at Launch Canada 2026, including the pool noodles. Photos by Wendy Liu.

A member reaching up beside Pioneer on the range — Pioneer on the rangeAug 21

Five members in team shirts in front of a Canadian flag — The crew at the Launch Canada hallAug 16

Payload node boards on a round carrier board — Payload node boards, names on the silkscreen

A member walking down a store aisle holding pool noodles — Supply run. Yes, those are pool noodles.Aug 18

Two members in gloves working with a bottle of solvent under a tent — Dissolving epoxy at our tentAug 20

A member pointing to the PIONEER lettering on the airframe — Pioneer at our tentAug 20

Members around a table while mentors look over a rocket — Walking mentors through the buildAug 18

A member checking a rocket nose cone under work lights at night — Night checksAug 19

An avionics sled held next to Pioneer's red airframe on the sand — Fitting the avionics sled at the launch site

Two members photographing a launch from the flight line — Watching launches from the flight lineAug 21

A member carrying an airframe tube on his shoulders in a parking lot — Airframe on the moveAug 18

Three members holding two airframe sections together — Test-fitting airframe sectionsAug 16

Members steadying a rocket upright while mentors look on — Five people, one upright rocketAug 18

A member loading airframe parts into the back of a car — Loading the carAug 16

A member in a team shirt talking with people at the conference hall — Conference dayAug 16

A white rocket laid out on a carpeted floor — Laid out for inspectionAug 18

A member typing on a laptop in a hotel room while another checks a phone — Hotel-room paperworkAug 16

Members watching a mentor examine a rocket nose cone — Mentor review, up closeAug 18

A member at night photographing a rocket held upright — One more photo before bedAug 19

Members pointing at a rocket on a table during a mentor review — Mentor reviewAug 18

Three members walking through a store with a shopping cart — Another supply runAug 18

Members at a table at the conference hall — At the conference tablesAug 16

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