Carsten Brandt is doing some very nice, super-realistic renderings of Copenhagen Suborbitals rockets and other hardware: Space Capsule Splashdown – Wired Science/Wired.com.
Conceptual illustration of Tycho Deep Space II splashdown. Image: Carsten Brandt
Copenhagen Suborbitals successfully launched their actively guided rocket Sapphire on June 23rd. (See Launch Success of Active Guided Rocket Sapphire – Next Stop Space – Wired Science/Wired.com).
They have released the video shown below of an animation of the rocket during the flight based on the telemetry that it transmitted: Re-animated Flight Event of the Sapphire Rocket – Wired Science/Wired.com
Via Ben Brockert comes news of the launch on Sunday of the Portland State Aerospace Society of the student built LV2.3 rocket with active roll control: PSAS Launch-10 — June 30, 2013.
There were lots of Twitter posts during the event: PSAS (pdxaerospace) on Twitter
They posted this today – PSAS (pdxaerospace) on Twitter
A picture of yesterday’s launch: pic.twitter.com/RLAoTinuPB
It looks great at liftoff but they posted this today – Twitter / pdxaerospace:
@wikkit Thanks! The bad news is roll control failed for an unknown reason about 5 seconds into the flight.
It nevertheless released its parachute properly and was recovered intact.
The NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit opened on Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center
Here’s a video of the opening ceremony:
Caption:
A massive 184 foot replica orange fuel tank with twin solid boosters stands over a newly unveiled Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit just miles from where it was launched thirty-three times into orbit. With Cargo bay doors opened and on a forty-three degree slant to allow visitors to peer where only astronauts ans engineers once could, the $100 million dollar exhibition gives on lookers a near 360 viewing experience as never before.
Accompanying Space Shuttle Atlantis is a life-size model of the Hubble Telescope, mock shuttle interiors, an EVA suit and other exhibits that tell the story of NASA’s Atlantis and how it helped shape space history. In attendance was NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and KSC Director Bob Cabana, both previous shuttle astronauts, and other community leaders and guests.
Update: Lots of pictures of the exhibition: STS-135 | Atlantis attraction at KSC Visitor Complex – Spaceflight Now
David Luther gives an update on activities of the Exodus Aerospace team: CHANGING GEARS – Exodus Aerospace