A slice of famous Montreal pizza and how it could find its way to outer space
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A Montreal pizzeria is hoping to launch one of its pizzas into space, with the help of Space Concordia's rocketry division. The pizza's slice name is the rocket.
Being in the kitchen is like second nature for Linda Girolamo.
She basically grew up at Pizzeria Napoletana, in Montreal’s Little Italy, after her father purchased the restaurant in the late 1970’s, from its previous owners.
Founded 76 years ago, the pizzeria is said to be the oldest in the city.
Girolamo says she’s always looking for new and creative ideas for the business.
“We’ve been here since 1948 so now I said the sky’s the limit, where are we going next? We’re going to space,” said Girolamo.
Recently, Girolamo was approached by George Defo, a family friend and Concordia University student, who’s part of Space Concordia’s rocketry division.
For years, a large team has been working on the Starsailor project with the goal of building and launching a liquid-propelled rocket to space.
But with a thin budget, the team is always looking for funding.
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