Here are some pictures from the recent Maker Faire event in San Mateo, California: Greetings from Maker Faire 2013! – Parabolic Arc Some More Photos From Maker Faire 2013 – Parabolic Arc Update: More picts: The 2013 Bay Area Maker […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals now has a concept design for their manned suborbital space vehicle, which they call the HEAT-1600/Tycho Deep Space: HEAT 1600 Concept Development – The Manifestation of Dreams and Ambitions (for Download) – Wired Science/Wired.com “The first visualization of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mars One project to develop a settlement on the Red Planet was the topic of conversation on the Space Show yesterday with Bas Lansdorp, the project’s leader: Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 5-10-13 – Thespaceshow’s Blog.
The Mars One organization released this announcement on Tuesday: 78,000 sign up for one-way mission to Mars Amersfoort, 7th May 2013 – Just two weeks into the nineteen week application period, more than seventy-eight thousand people have applied to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kristian von Bengtson of Copenhagen Suborbitals reports on their wind tunnel tests of the scale model of the Tycho capsule II with the launch escape system attached: Finally – the Astronaut Won’t Die Getting Saved – Wired Science/Wired.com
Kristian von Bengtson of Copenhagen Suborbitals gives an update on the wind tunnel testing of a model of their Tycho Deep Space II capsule and the modifications they have made to its design: More Winds – More Testing -Wired Science/Wired.com.
I recently pointed here to the International Space Apps Challenge program, which aims to encourage “collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in space”. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals posted this video today. It gives a description of the guidance and control system of Copenhagen Suborbitals Sapphire rocket. The latest CS newsletter also included this item about the Sapphire rocket: The entire crew of Copenhagen Suborbitals are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chuck Killian of the Mars Society came to the Space Show on Friday and talked about the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah where they have been simulating Mars missions for ten years: Charles (Chuck) Killian, Friday, 4-26-13 | Thespaceshow’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals makes progress on the boilerplate test version of their capsule design: Capsule Assembly, Cranes and Azerbaijan – Wired Science/Wired.com
Chuck Black reports on Canadian teams competing in the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge (see earlier post): Our Space Future on Display: The 2013 Int’l Space Apps Challenge -| The Commercial Space Blog. === Ed Wright spotlights the BeagleBone open-source […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An announcement from Silicon Valley Space Center and Citizens in Space : The Final Frontier for Citizen Science First Space Hacker Workshop to Take Place in Silicon Valley Mountain View, California (Apr. 2, 2013) – Are you a hardware hacker? […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals posts a new video with “Peter Madsen working on the improved turbine wheel”.
David Luther and the HILLS team have opened a Kickstarter campaign to fund the building of a scale model version of their Horizontal In Line Launch Staging (HILLS) vehicle concept: H.I.L.L.S. SPACE PLANE by David I. Luther — Kickstarter
Kristian von Bengtson of Copenhagen Suborbitals notes that all their subsystems activities has made it seem they are losing sight of their original goal of putting a person into space on a very low cost rocket. So they have decided […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals releases a video profiling a sampling of the many volunteers who support the project:
Copenhagen Suborbitals posts a video about their Sapphire rocket project. From the video caption: Copenhagen Suborbitals is just weeks away from our first actively guided rocket flight. The Sapphire rocket has a liftoff mass of 200 kg, and stands six […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals gives a briefing on the development of the turbopump for their liquid fueled engine: How to Build a Rocket Turbo Pump – Wired Science/Wired.com
Copenhagen Suborbitals posts a video of a test of a turbopump of the type they plan to use on their liquid fueled engines. (See the caption on the Youtube page for details of the project): ************************** Shop Amazon – Most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Copenhagen Suborbitals as begun making hydrogen peroxide (see earlier post with video), which they will use to test the turbo pump for their liquid fuel engine: DIY Rocket Grade Hydrogen Peroxide – Wired Science/Wired.com Turbo pump tests were performed today […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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