A group of students at Concordia University in Montreal has managed to launch a rocket from a remote site in northern Quebec. Starsailor, a 13-metre liquid-fuel rocket, took off just after 5:30 a.m. this morning.

Starsailor marks first ever student-led launch to receive approval from Transport Canada and first attempted space launch in country since 1998

After years of design, testing and determination, Starsailor has finally launched.