Pioneer

Student-built high-power rocket for Launch Canada 2026.

Seneca Polytechnic

Engineering students building real flight hardware.

No formal aerospace background required. We design, machine, wire, test, and document every subsystem in the open — airframe, avionics, recovery, and payload.

About the club

Every interface earned on the bench.

From OpenRocket simulations to STM32 flight computers — Pioneer is designed, assembled, and tested by students at Seneca.

Inspect Pioneer
2.8km Target apogee
50 Picosatellite slots
2026 Launch Canada

Outreach

Payload workshops feed the Pioneer program.

Weekly CanSat-style sessions with Seneca Developers Club — the on-ramp for new builders.

Events & workshops

Build log

Ship notes and bench updates, posted often.

Frequent crew updates — integration wins, test results, and handoffs for Pioneer. This is where we publish more than the rest of the site.

Read the posts

Partner with Astra Labs.

Partners fund fabrication, workshops, and competition readiness. See where support goes.

Sponsor the mission

Program map

From payload workshops to Launch Canada.

See how Pioneer moves through payload planning, vehicle integration, ground station work, and competition readiness.

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