{"id":74608,"date":"2022-06-27T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74608"},"modified":"2022-06-26T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T20:24:49","slug":"high-altitude-research-project-and-the-martlet-launch-vehicles-gerald-bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/27\/high-altitude-research-project-and-the-martlet-launch-vehicles-gerald-bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"High Altitude Research Project and the Martlet Launch Vehicles; Gerald Bull&#8217;s dream of a space gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEKpA8ITDLE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus Studios<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 Jun 2022<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1968, 7 countries were operating satellites in orbit, while only 3 countries had the ability to launch one themselves. But they were on the verge of being joined by a Canadian university. Starting in the early 1960s, Montreal, Quebec based McGill University developed and began testing an ambitious concept to place small satellites into orbit. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering work across multiple fields. It was the High Altitude Research Project and the Martlet orbital launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nDenmark &#8211; Portland Cello Project<br \/>\nYour Suggestions &#8211; Unicorn Heads<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:28 Bull&#8217;s early career<br \/>\n3:00 Birth of the Program<br \/>\n7:47 Getting HARP off the ground<br \/>\n10:52 Martlet 1<br \/>\n13:26 Early Martlet 2<br \/>\n15:41 Martlet 3<br \/>\n18:05 Enhanced Martlet 2s<br \/>\n21:40 Other HARP Guns<br \/>\n24:19 Quest for an Orbital Capability, the 2G-1<br \/>\n27:53 Satellite Delivery Model, Martlet 4<br \/>\n30:27 Advanced gun research<br \/>\n31:30 Hard times for HARP<br \/>\n32:30 Bull\u2019s Ambition Gets The Best Of Him<br \/>\n35:28 Legacy of the HARP Project<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-74610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-27-at-15-46-17-High-Altitude-Research-Project-and-the-Martlet-Launch-Vehicles-Gerald-Bulls-dream-of-a-space-gun-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Studios Published 26 Jun 2022 Support me on Patreon &#8211; https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios In 1968, 7 countries were operating satellites in orbit, while only 3 countries had the ability to launch one themselves. But they were on the verge of being joined by a Canadian university. 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