Update — April 2025
In vacuum, no one can hear you cheer. But down here, we still have big news to share. Tested. Trusted. To be Fired up soon. To all our dedicated followers, donors, and spaceflight romantics… We Read more…
Win a skydive by helping us realize our next parachute test!
Dear rocket fans living in Denmark We are planning a test of our parachute system at Odense Parachute Center, and we need your help to finance this test, which unfortunately costs quite a bit in Read more…
A tour of our rocket engine test stand
For the upcoming tests of the BPM-25 engine, a key component of the SPICA program, we are in the process of constructing a state-of-the-art portable test stand. This advanced facility is designed to replicate nearly Read more…
Rocket parachute lines that DON’T break?
NEW VIDEO – With the help from our friends at Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering, we compared the tensile strength of two methods for securing rocket parachute suspension lines. The results were interesting and the video Read more…
Rocket Engines: Is Bigger = Worse?
As we develop the ambitious SPICA rocket at Copenhagen Suborbitals, our goal remains constant – launching a human into space. Recently, we’ve transitioned to the smaller, more manageable BPM 25 engine, marking a significant milestone Read more…
Introducing the BPM-25 engine
We are thrilled to share some major developments from the Copenhagen Suborbitals rocket shop. Over the years, we have built multiple large hybrid and liquid rocket engines, each time inching closer to our goal of Read more…
L 77 Bill on Amendment of the Act on Activities in Outer Space has been withdrawn
We are pleased to announce that Minister of Education and Research, Christina Egelund, has chosen to withdraw the “L 77 Bill on Amendment of the Act on Activities in Outer Space”. Copenhagen Suborbitals (CS) has Read more…
Parachute design – Iterations and Mistakes
Our recent parachute tests didn’t quite go according to plan.Which means we’re at a crossroad for choosing the right design. Here is an update on the tests we recently conducted on two parachutes, which are Read more…
Progress on the CS recruits rocket
The Recruits Project is a sub-project within Copenhagen Suborbitals with the objective of giving students the necessary skills and experience to contribute to the main project of building the SPICA rocket. The project draws participation Read more…
On the shoulders of Giants.
All the work we do at Copenhagen Suborbitals is largely based on the aeronautics and spaceflight pioneers of the past. As an example, the G-force experiments conducted at Holloman Air Force Base in the 1950s Read more…
