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Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
Posts: 1401 Location: Exeter, Devon, England 
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 Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Mon May 21, 2012 5:30 pmGood luck
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Space Station Commander  
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:44 am
Posts: 707 Location: Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Tue May 22, 2012 7:16 pm Do note that this is not a flight weight engine. It's a workhorse, built out of steel, and its thrust-to-weight ratio is not good enough to get anything off the ground. Still, its their very first liquid-fuel rocket engine, it's a big one, and it worked on the first try. That's pretty impressive.
_________________ Say, can you feel the thunder in the air? Just like the moment ’fore it hits – then it’s everywhere What is this spell we’re under, do you care? The might to rise above it is now within your sphere Machinae Supremacy – Sid Icarus |
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Tue May 22, 2012 9:31 pm This is flight weight for Copenhagen Suborbitals. They do not optimize for weight at any point.
It is also their second liquid engine, the other one they ran a few tests on and then blew up in a hard start. |
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Space Station Commander
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:44 am
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Wed May 23, 2012 6:26 am Ah, I missed the other one. In the video about it they say it's too heavy to be used on a rocket though, so it seems heavy even by their standards.
_________________ Say, can you feel the thunder in the air? Just like the moment ’fore it hits – then it’s everywhere What is this spell we’re under, do you care? The might to rise above it is now within your sphere Machinae Supremacy – Sid Icarus |
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Space Walker  
Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 4:32 am
Posts: 219 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Wed May 23, 2012 12:07 pm I love you space fellowship.
That video was awsome, thanks for sharing. I think they will be the first project i will donate money to as part of my effort to support this industry. I remember checking the project out a while ago and i wanted to jump into their proposed rocket and have a go straight away. They have a lot of potential with their approach because it would give a completely different experience than the other suborbital rides. I mean this is x-treme sport here at it's best.  Build your own rocket and then ride it to space. So awsome. Should have kept following their progress, i wouldn't be so uninformed right now. _________________ "SCREW THE RULES, WE HAVE MONEY!" http://www.freespaceships.com |
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Space Station Commander
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:40 pm If you've been following the CS blog then you've already seen this, but is this the most gorgeous space capsule ever?
_________________ Say, can you feel the thunder in the air? Just like the moment ’fore it hits – then it’s everywhere What is this spell we’re under, do you care? The might to rise above it is now within your sphere Machinae Supremacy – Sid Icarus |
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Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:15 pm
Posts: 1050 Location: Columbus, GA USA
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:03 pm I'm so disappointed, I wanted to see some scantily clad painted ladies.
  Glad to see that they've given up on the "standing room only" design. |
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Space Walker 
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am
Posts: 207 Location: New Zealand/Europe
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:15 am I mentioned it in passing the other week for some nose cone art! Would be cool!
Iain |
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Posts: 1401 Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:08 am Live feed today
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/ ... unch-live/ |
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:42 pm |
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Space Station Commander 
Joined: Mon May 31, 2004 9:47 pm
Posts: 827 Location: Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) - capital of Israel!
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:31 pm Beautiful.
Here we go, into the wild black yonder . . . _________________ “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Anonymous |
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Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:15 pm
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:12 am Why do they have so many different projects going?
Is the skinny 2-stage sounding rocket something they were commissioned to build and launch? I couldn't find what the background was on that. |
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Space Walker
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:14 am Quote: Is the skinny 2-stage sounding rocket something they were commissioned to build and launch? I couldn't find what the background was on that No, it was built to test and verify avionics and communications equipment and to get experience with all this flying to high altitudes, it also serves as the platform for the actively guided rocket that will fly next. All these projects are a stepping stone to a manned flight one day. Quote: Why do they have so many different projects going? With only the summer to launch here in Denmark, one must set out to achieve and learn as much as possible in these 3 or so months of good weather.... Iain |
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:57 pm Good to have someone on the inside Iain!
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Re: Copenhagen Suborbital Posted on: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:03 pm |
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