Category Archives: Space Systems

Contests and Games, Space Models, Space Systems

Winners in NASA/LEGO student space modeling contest announced

The winners in the ReBrick LEGO/NASA Imagine and Build contest have been announced:

The grand prize winner was Hushpup’s Sunbeam:

Sunbeam by Hoshpup

A runner up was Epic185’s LEGO Asteroid Initiative

Asteroid Initiative by EPIC1850

More images of other winners at NASA’s Missions Winners – ReBrick.

More about LEGO space modeling at LEGOspace.com and in the HobbySpace Modeling section

 

 

 

DIY space, Living in Space, Space Systems

Copenhagen Suborbitals: Spacesuit testing in high altitude chamber

Copenhagen Suborbitals posts this video about testing a prototype space suit in a pressure chamber:

High altitude chamber test of the Copenhagen Suborbitals / Project Alpha DIY space suit at the main hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark. The test was performed to validate the stability of internal suit pressure and working life support systems in a stressful environment.

Rockets, Space Systems

Project Morpheus flight test today [Postponed]

Project Morpheus plans another test flight of their rocket lander vehicle today – Twitter / MorpheusLander:

Aiming for ~1pm CT ignition! When we go live, it’ll be here: http://1.usa.gov/mr3Ybo  You can follow our Twitter feed there as well!

The pointer is to the webcast page at  Project Morpheus : Live.

Update: The test has been postponed – Morpheus Lander (MorpheusLander) on Twitter:

  • “Bummer News! We are postponing our test today. Here is the condensed explanation… Safety is priority! And,”
  • “Since this is our 1st Ground Takeoff & land with “Bravo” vehicle, we are scrutinizing everything in major detail…”
  • “We had some instruments that showed questionable data, & we want to run more tests before we execute this important test.”