astronomy

Space Concordia

Space Concordia is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Space Concordia rather than just read about it. In short: Space Concordia, commonly referred to as SC, is a student organisation at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, dedicated to the development of space technology and teaching students about space related sciences. Over 150 members are organized in five divisions.

Key takeaways

Space Concordia belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Space Concordia to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Space Concordia from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Space Concordia, commonly referred to as SC, is a student organisation at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, dedicated to the development of space technology and teaching students about space related sciences. Over 150 members are organized in five divisions. Space Concordia's Rocketry division is currently competing in the Base 11 Space Challenge, developing a liquid fuelled rocket with the goal to cross the Kármán line. The development and most of the manufacturing is done in-house by students, including the construction of the mobile engine test stand Trailer Tom.

History Space Concordia was founded in 2010 by assistant professor Scott Gleason at Concordia University with the purpose of competing in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC). The team had less than ten members then. Their entry in the competition, the satellite Consat-1, won first place. The team working on satellites became later the Spacecraft division of Space Concordia. In 2012 Rocketry and Robotics divisions were founded. Robotics builds rovers and Rocketry is dedicated to the construction of rockets. Rocketry division's first rocket ever, Arcturus, was awarded 2nd place in the payload category of the 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) in 2015. The solid rocket reached a height of 12,705 ft (3,872 m). In 2016, Space Concordia won 2nd place in the basic category of the 11th IREC. In 2018, the rocket Supersonice reached a height of 30,000 ft (9,100 m) and a top speed of mach 1.8. Space Concordia's first supersonic rocket won first place in the Spaceport America Cup. Later in 2018, Rocketry started development of a liquid fuelled rocket to compete in the Base 11 Space Challenge. Space Concordia won second place in the design phase and first place in the Critical Design Review (CDR). On June 18 2021, they successfully completed a hot-fire test of the engine. Space Concordia fired the most powerful liquid fuelled student rocket engine, producing an average thrust of 35 kN at ground level.

Divisions Space Concordia is organized into five divisions: Robotics, Liquid Rocketry, Spacecraft, Solid Rocketry and Space Health.

Rocketry Division Space Concordia Rocketry Division, commonly abbreviated as SCRD, focuses on the design, development and testing of liquid rockets.

Since 2018 Space Concordia Rocketry Division has been developing a liquid rocket known as "StarSailor". This rocket is designed to fly to the Kármán line. The rocket is powered by a pressure-fed Kerosene-Liquid Oxygen rocket which currently holds the Canadian record for highest thrust produced by amateur rocketry teams in Canada.

Facilities Space Concordia’s club room, commonly referred to as 'Space Lab', is located on the 9th floor of the Henry F. Hall Building on Concordia’s downtown campus. Space Concordia’s members have also access to the 'Cage', an area in the basement of the Henry F. Hall Building, used by different clubs and capstone students. The Cage is used for manufacturing, and storing equipment and parts. Concordia’s Engineering Design and Manufacturing Lab (EDML) is used by members to manufacture parts that require machining. The EDML is also located in the basement of the Henry F. Hall Building. It is supervised by university staff members, who also assist and train students. The lab is equipped with manual drills, mills, lathes and a welding area.

Awards By Division Spacecraft Division

2012 1st place in the first Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) 2016 1st place in the third Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) Rocketry Division

2016 2nd place in the basic category of the 11th IREC 2018 1st place in 30k ft category of the Spaceport America Cup 2019 2nd place in design review of the Base 11 Space Challenge 2021 1st place in the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Base 11 Space Challenge

Rockets Space Concordia has built and launched five rockets so far.

Arcturus (2015) Aurelius (2016) Maurice (2017) Supersonice (2018) StarSailor (2018-Present)

See also Concordia University Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering Spaceport America Cup Liquid-propellant rocket WARR (TUM)

References

External links Space Concordia - Space & Aerospace Student Organization Experimental Sounding Rocket Association Base 11 Space Challenge

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Space Concordia

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Space Concordia claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Space Concordia before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Space Concordia ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Space Concordia

In research: Space Concordia appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Space Concordia in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Space Concordia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amateur rocketry, Concordia University, Rocketry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Space Concordia outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Space Concordia in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Space Concordia means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Space Concordia out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Space Concordia in simple terms?

Why does Space Concordia matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Space Concordia?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Space Concordia.