Albert Fia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Fia

Canadian engineer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1915

Place of Birth: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2004

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

The Black Brant is a family of Canadian-designed sounding rockets originally built by Bristol Aerospace, since absorbed by Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built.
They have been repeatedly used by the Canadian Space Agency and NASA.