Peter Madsen's Danish space rocket

[Dan D]

I read in my local rag today (Sept. 2) that our friend Peter Madsen,who let us ride his self-built u-boat during last years' subsim meeting in Copenhagen/Denmark, and his colleague Kristian von Bengtson will launch their rocket "Heat-1 X-Tycho-Brahe" (40.000 € development costs) today.

"The rocket manned with a 70 kilogram astronaut dummy is to go up 30 kilometers and should go down in the Baltic sea, if things work out, so that the rocket can be used again".


Anybody else got more info on the story?

[TLAM Strike]

Photos of the suborbital spacecraft in question:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/27/heat_launch/

[Dowly]

Yes indeed, if the manned space programme comes to nothing, there's always a bright future in the cocaine-smuggling business. (referring to the sub they built)

:har::har:

Hopefully all goes well. :yeah:

[Dan D]

Photos of the suborbital spacecraft in question:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/27/heat_launch/

From the article:
The first HEAT unmanned blast-off is slated for next Tuesday, when it will depart its floating launch platform off the Baltic island of Bornholm.

Damn it. I have just returned from Bornholm where I have spent my holidays.
It seems to me that Bornholm is a good choice to launch the rocket, an isle in the middle of the Baltic sea, closer to Sweden an Poland than to Denmark, if I remember correctly.

[TLAM Strike]

It seems to me that Bornholm is a good choice to launch the rocket, an isle in the middle of the Baltic sea, closer to Sweden an Poland than to Denmark, if I remember correctly.
...and close enough to Russia to light up our air defense network radars... :haha:

[razark]

Their website (http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/index.php) says possible launch date Saturday, with a 50% chance.

[Dan D]

...and close enough to Russia to light up our air defense network radars... :haha:

That is what I like about the whole thing.

In what world we are living in Europe if a decent man can't launch his private space rocket from Bornholm/Denmark to let it go down in the Baltic Sea afterwards?

[TLAM Strike]

That is what I like about the whole thing.

In what world we are living in Europe if a decent man can't launch his private space rocket from Bornholm/Denmark to let it go down in the Baltic Sea afterwards?

you can launch as many as you want just don't complain when we send a few back down the line... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tFGzDpDJs)

[Dan D]

you can launch as many as you want just don't complain when we send a few back down the line... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tFGzDpDJs)

I see that we share the same fascination for u-boats as the perfect weapons platform but the guys in your video are from the military, they suck on the teaties of the nanny state.

This rocket stands for private entrepreneurship.

[Oberon]

It didn't land on an oil rig off the US coast did it? :hmmm:

[gimpy117]

sounds like a bad porno movie title

[Sledgehammer427]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:
sounds like a bad porno movie title

[Dan D]

Possible launch date of HEAT-1X-Tycho Brahe: now Sun Sep 05 (70%)

http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/index.php

[yubba]

any chance we get a norway spiral out of that.:woot:

[Dan D]

video (submarine and platform and rocket):
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article/33357510/

Launch delayed because of technical problems, something with a valve.
The rocket is back in the harbor of Nexo.

[Jimbuna]

sounds like a bad porno movie title

I was thinking that :DL

[McBeck]

Yeah...I was glued to 2 different live feeds and a second by second tech blog....and then it didnt fly. What a bummer...

Please join the official Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61162256231

[Oberon]

Pushed back to June next year now. Such a shame. Still, Rome wasn't built in a day, and I'm sure Peter will make further improvements to the rocket in the time he has. He is quite the designer and has an excellent team. :yeah:

[Lurchi]

Whoa - Peter and his friends even made it into today's breakfast TV and ... into the all-knowing, never-failing mighty Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/0,1518,715762,00.html#ref=rss
The article isn't worth the read as it is full of the usual arrogance but the pics are nice.

Someone who can build a submarine cannot be underestimated

[razark]

Pushed back to June next year now.
Source?

[McBeck]

Source?
Quotes from Peter and Kristian and ING.DK (The most reliant source of information - as I learned yesterday)

[razark]

Quotes from Peter and Kristian and ING.DK (The most reliant source of information - as I learned yesterday)
Thanks. I couldn't find any information, and I don't read Danish.

[limkol]

Saw it on Danish TV news. Noticed the u-boat Nautilus was tied up alongside. Brought back fond memories of last year's Subsim meet.

When Peter and the lads have fixed the rocket's valve, do you think they could take a quick look at my Renault? I think the starter motor is on the way out.

[CCIP]

Peter's quite the talent. Only a minor setback here - no space program started off without teething troubles, and most have started with much worse troubles than this! Impressive how quick he got there, too - only last year I was seeing just early videos of his small-scale rocket engine test.

I know it's gonna fly next year, the team will make it happen :yeah:

And maybe since next year's Subsim meet is due for Europe, we can have a delegation go and watch the launch? :up:

[bookworm_020]

Saw it on Danish TV news. Noticed the u-boat Nautilus was tied up alongside. Brought back fond memories of last year's Subsim meet.

When Peter and the lads have fixed the rocket's valve, do you think they could take a quick look at my Renault? I think the starter motor is on the way out.

Attach the rocket to the car, and light! That will get your car going!

Hope the second time is a goer!:yeah:

[McBeck]

Hes already 1000 miles down the fix/improve road! The man cannot sit still!

[McBeck]

Officiel Facebook page now up!

http://www.facebook.com/CopenhagenSuborbitals

[Jimbuna]

Nice one :up: