Space - the NL frontier. We have lots of connections to the realm beyond our atmosphere

CBC Newfoundland Morning

Earlier this month, we learned about a proposal to build the country's first commercial spaceport on the Burin Peninsula. The project, by Ontario-based company NordSpace promises 200 local jobs. The company is aiming for a test flight this summer and the first orbital flights in about three years. It may sound strange to think of launching rockets from St. Lawrence, but the plan is just one of this province's connections to outer space. The CBC's Leigh Anne Power looked into the matter,