Space researchers in Cartwright have declared the first round of their scientific testing, involving shooting an artillery canon straight up into the sky, a success. Graf and his team scoped out Cartwright earlier this year as an ideal place to test the almost 14-metre-long cannon, also known as a space gun. As part of phase one, the researchers shot plywood boxes loaded full of sand into sky — although the boxes didn't stay boxes for long. "A suborbital flight means it goes up to high altitude, and then it falls down again. Nobody else anywhere is using gun launchers for space applications," Graf said.

Source: CBC News September 11, 2018 19:07 UTC