The final journey of Vostok
Dear readers, Since the preparations for the launch of Nexø I at the end of 2015, we’ve known that Vostok was facing a major renovation. Since we acquired her in 2013, major repairs have been Read more…
Work on the full size capsule model has been kicked off.
Dear readers New Year has come and gone, and like everyone else in Denmark we also have a new year’s resolution in the capsule group: We must build a good and useful full size model Read more…
Tunnelrats
Dear readers It has been a busy December in the Department of Slowly Falling Things. Just before Christmas, I was in Holland, invited by DARE , to test different items in a wind tunnel, and on 28th Read more…
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…
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…
The reasons why the NEXØ-II launch is postponed until 2018
Scopecreep NEXØ-II was originally planned to be very similar to NEXØ-I. But as the year progressed more and more departments saw an opportunity to perform a full development iteration in order to bring their devices Read more…
The Nexø II rocket remains grounded on land until summer of 2018
The Nexø II rocket remains grounded on land until summer of 2018, the board of Copenhagen Suborbitals has just decided. Launching a rocket is a large-scale project. A lot of different parameters must be Read more…
Current Affairs – Jet Vanes – Guest Flemming Rasmussen
This video in the current affairs series is a walk through of the jet vane design and implementation on the Nexø II rocket by fabricator Flemming Rasmussen.
A short bulletin on the Nexø II rocket
Original blog by Jesper Rosendal. The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle we call Nexø II are about to be assembled. The pieces are a collection of aluminium parts, tubes, valves, wires, tanks, bolts, nuts and Read more…
The GPS board for Nexø II
The GPS board mentioned in my latest blog has now been put through the reflow soldering oven. Only component missing now is the GPS receiver from uBlox. As it cannot tolerate the reflow soldering process, Read more…
