Manchester, United Kingdom. The UK’s largest ever space rocket will be unveiled to the public on Tuesday 1 July by a Salford University academic who has ambitious plans to send tourists into space by 2013.
Steve Bennett who heads up the University’s Space Technology Laboratory, will be presenting his 58ft Nova 2 rocket at the University and will discuss how his company, Starchaser Industries Ltd (Starchaser) plans to launch it next year with the help of school children from across the UK.
The Nova 2 has been created by Starchaser to test a number of systems which, if successful, will form the basis of an even bigger rocket to carry travellers into space.
In September 2009 the Nova 2 will be launched from a UK launch site in order to put the vessel’s safety systems to the test. The capsule that will be ejected mid-air will be unmanned and has been designed to land safely by parachute.
Once validated, the safety system will be integrated into the rocket that will send fare paying passengers into space – so that travellers can be safely returned to earth even in the unlikely event of a major rocket malfunction.
Steve said: “Early next year we will set out on a nationwide tour with the rocket that will visit 100 schools where we hope to involve as many children as possible, we want to inspire a future generation of scientists, engineers and astronauts.”
“Our ultimate aim, though, is to carry people into space and our latest rocket takes us another step closer to realising that ambition.”
Starchaser Industries’ space tourism initiative will enable the public to purchase flights where they can personally spend 20 minutes in space and experience three to four minutes of weightlessness. Starchaser astronauts will travel at 3,500 miles per hour, see the curvature of the earth and join the likes of Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong as real space pioneers.
You are invited to attend the unveiling of the Nova 2 rocket outside Maxwell Building, the Crescent, University of Salford, at 10:00am on Tuesday 1 July.
For more information please contact Starchaser on 44 (0)161 882 9922 or Email us at info@starchaser.co.uk – press packs available on the day.
About Starchaser
Starchaser Industries, (www.starchaser.co.uk) is a privately held, high technology company that specialises in the development, operation and commercialisation of space related products and services. Starchaser Industries enables new space related business opportunities by providing safe, reliable, affordable and reusable access to space for both the space tourism and micro-satellite launch markets.
Starchaser Industries also has an established and highly successful Outreach Programme that engages with both the general public and education. Starchaser’s educational activities complement the UK national curriculum and help inspire and motivate students at all levels to pursue careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Starchaser provides students with opportunities for involvement in research and development projects to actively promote the STEM subjects and encourage them to pursue higher education at the graduate and doctorate levels.
Except for the historical information contained herein, matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements.
Brochure at http://starchaser.co.uk/pub/Fellowshipinfo.pdf
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