Fuel & LOX Testing
A short video about the tests of our new prototype fueltanks.
Home made fuel tanks
First steps in Spica development are home produced stainless steel fuel tanks on our custom welding lathe. Followed by their attempted destruction by pressurization
Drop test at HAB
Testing scaled versions of the ballute and main parachutes in cluster configuration
Inaugural flights the parachute department
Inaugural flights of the recent work in the parachute department. The ballute and 3 parachutes are among the items that we’ll soon test in a wind tunnel at TU Delft in the Netherlands.
Enclosure for the astronaut
Dear readers For a while now it has been very quiet from us when it comes to the progress of the capsule that is going to bring our astronaut into outer space. The reason for Read more…
First reefing experiment
In 2011 we performed our very first and most basic reefing test. We’ve come a long way since then, both in size and methodology 🙂 Reefing is a method of controlling the opening speed of Read more…
Copenhagen Suborbitals at the Cph Culture Night 2017
Copenhagen Suborbitals was invited to participate in the Copenhagen Culture Night as guests of The Danish Society of Engineers, IDA, held at their main office on the harbour front. Our participation required us to hoist Read more…
Controlling the opening sequence of the main parachutes
In this video we present how we control the opening sequence of the main parachutes. * Two devices are placed on each parachute. * They are started by the suspension lines pulling a plug * Read more…
Reefing cutter device
This is the device that ensures a correctly timed opening of the parachutes. It is first activated when the parachute unfolds, and the suspension line pulls a plug in the bottom. after that, when the Read more…
Cutaway of parachute cluster
Our space capsule will need a cluster of three parachutes. We will soon perform our first test of such a cluster, which will be done with a skydiver. For safety reasons, he’s not allowed to Read more…
