{"id":80983,"date":"2023-06-24T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=80983"},"modified":"2023-06-23T09:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:14:21","slug":"the-most-reliable-and-versatile-sub-orbital-rockets-ever-made-the-black-brant-sounding-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/06\/24\/the-most-reliable-and-versatile-sub-orbital-rockets-ever-made-the-black-brant-sounding-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Reliable and Versatile Sub-orbital Rockets Ever Made; the Black Brant Sounding Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zM_a4bV9TA4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Aug 2018<\/p>\n<p>The Black Brant series of sounding rockets was a great success and a proud contribution to the global race for space. While not as glamorous as an orbital rocket, the Black Brants helped scientists from around the globe research and better understand the Aurora and the Earth&#8217;s ionosphere.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Aircraft mentioned:<br \/>\nVelvet Glove guided air to air missile<br \/>\nCL-89 and CL-289 unmanned surveillance drone<br \/>\nCVR7 70mm ground attack rocket<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:35 Historical Context and Ionospheric Research<br \/>\n4:37 The Black Brant Comes To Life<br \/>\n7:19 Expanding Black Brant Family<br \/>\n8:53 Multi-stage Designs<br \/>\n13:26 Final Analysis<br \/>\n15:28 Conclusion<\/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>Music:<br \/>\n&#8220;Denmark&#8221; &#8211; Portland Cello Project<\/p>\n<p>#Rocket #CanadianAerospace #PolyusStudios<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-24-at-09-13-36-The-Most-Reliable-and-Versatile-Sub-orbital-Rockets-Ever-Made-the-Black-Brant-Sounding-Rockets-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Published 31 Aug 2018 The Black Brant series of sounding rockets was a great success and a proud contribution to the global race for space. 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