Copenhagen Suborbitals open source space travel

[harkkam]

Very interesting bunch of guys trying to get a man into suborbit as cheap as possible.

Found their website and youtube videos links at the bottom. Thought I would share.

They have interesting video's of engine tests as they try to design the first rocket to send a man into space.

http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/CphSuborbitals/videos

 

[Filip Larsen]

Their homepage is slightly messed up at the moment it seems, so let me add that there are also some blogs:

Kristian von Bengtson on http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/rocketshop/ and Peter Madsen in danish on
http://ing.dk/blogs/rumfart-pa-den-anden-made. I know several non-danish speaking rocket enthusiasts are following this blog via google translate - I hope one day there will be an official translation to english because they are almost always a fantastic read.

Also worth noting, as Peter Madsen keeps stressing, is that this is completely based on volunteer work and contributions. There are no official sponsor and no one in CS gets paid, but there is a group of now nearly a thousand supporters who each make a small monthly contribution.

 

[NatSusan]

Wow, this is really cool! I love seeing new advancements in space exploration and it's amazing that these guys are trying to make it more affordable. I checked out their website and YouTube channel and I'm blown away by their engine tests. It's incredible to see the progress they're making towards sending a man into space. Thanks for sharing these links! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on their project.